Part A Flashcards

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Deriving ideas from a wide range of sources, a person who does this

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Eclectic adj, n
Eclecticism n
Eclectically adv

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Out, outside of, from

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Ec- ex- ecto- prefixes

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An action hat is convenient/practical but possibly improper/immoral

An action that is appropriate/suitable

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Expedient adj
Expediently adv
Expedience n
Expediency n

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To reproduce a message/sound or transmission in a distorted way

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Garble v
Garbled adj
Garble or garbled n

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Certain to happen, unavoidable

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Inevitable adj, n
Inevitably adv
Inevitability n

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Special words or expressions tht are used by a particular profession/group tht are difficult for others to understand

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Jargon n
Jargonistic adj
Jargonize v

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Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic/impractical

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Quixotic adj
Quixotically adv
Quixoticism n
Quixotry n

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