Ones From The Workbook Flashcards

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Dimunition

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A reduction is size or importance if something

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Concession

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A thing that is granted, especially in response to demands

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Aberrations

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Abnormality

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Altercations

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A noisy argument or disagreement

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Fecund

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Fertile

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Effete

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Affected

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Amenable

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Open and responsive to suggestion

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Canny

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Having or showing shrewdness or good judgement

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Acerbic

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A sharp and forthright style of speaking

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Impecunious

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Having little or no money

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Symbiotic

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Used of organisms but not exactly beneficial

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Bifurcation

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A division of something into two branches or parts

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Avuncular

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Kind and friendly to a less experienced person

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Abash

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Make someone feel embarrassed

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Miscreant

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A person who has done something wrong or unlawful

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Impetuous

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Acting or doing quickly w / out much care

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Jingoism

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Extreme patriotism

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Ossification

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The developmental process of bone formation

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Aspersion

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An attack on someone or something

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Perfidy

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Disloyalty

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Chicanery

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The use of deception to achieve one’s purpose

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Remonstrance

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A forcefully reproachful protest

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Sundry

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Several

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Loyalist

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A person who remains loyal to a leader in the face of revolt etc.

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apolitical

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not interested or involved in politics

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Seditious

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Inciting people to rebel

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Insurrectionist

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An insurgent

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Tribute

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A statement that is intended to show gratitude

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Corollary

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A proposition that follows one already approved

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Precursor

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A person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner

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Byzantine

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Difficult to understand

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Lackadaisical

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Lacking enthusiasm

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Slipshod

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Characterised by a lack or care

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Arcane

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Understood by a few