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Midterm Vocabulary Flashcards

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Deference

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act or practice of yielding to another’s authority n.
Syn: submission
Ant: rebellion

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Adherent

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a follower of a person or idea n.
Syn: disciple
Ant: opponent

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Impervious

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unable to be affected adj.

Syn: invulnerable

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Purported

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claimed as true, but probably false adj.
Syn: alleged
Ant: definitey

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Introspective

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contemplating one own’s thoughts and feelings adj.
Syn: meditative
Ant: shallow

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Incredulous

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unable to believe something, amazed adj.
Syn: skeptical
Ant: trusting

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Sacrilege

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an act against a holy person or place n.
Syn: profanity
Ant: reverance

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Epiphany

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a moment of great insight, revelation n.

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Inference

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a conclusion not directly proven by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand n.

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Phenomenon

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a fact or event that can observed and/or documented n.

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Sychophant

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a person who flatters, a yes-man n.

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Infintiesmal

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extremely small, incalculably or immeasurably small adj.
Syn: microscopic
Ant: huge

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Retrospective

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looking backward over a period of time adj.

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Confer

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  1. to discuss something with someone else, consult v.

2. to bestow v.

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Expound

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to explain or discuss in detail v.

Syn: clarify

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Incoherent

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not able to be understood, nonsensical adj.
Syn: confused
Ant: clear

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Docile

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easily taught, submissive to instruction adj.
Syn: obedient
Ant: defiant

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Innovative

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showing creativity and originality adj.
Syn: creative
Ant: conservative

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Deflect

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to cause to turn aside or away v.
Syn: redirect
Ant: accept

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Revert

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to fall back into an old condition v.
Syn: lapse
Ant: improve

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Reprobate

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a dishonest or immoral person, a scoundrel n.

Syn: deliquent

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Reprove

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to scold or criticize v.
Syn: chide
Ant: praise

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Fallacy

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a misleading or mistaken idea n.
Syn: misconception
Ant: truth

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