princeton vocab pt. 2 Flashcards

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affront

A

an insult; a deliberate act of disrespect

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anomaly

A

an unusual occurence; a deviation

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burgeon

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to expand and flourish

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candor

A

truthfulness; sincere honesty

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congenial

A

pleasant, friendly, or agreeable

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culpable

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guilty or worthy of blame

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culpable

A

guilty or worthy of blame

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curtail

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to reduce in extent or quality

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disparate

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different and distinct

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disparate

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different and distinct

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disparate

A

different and distinct

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ephemeral

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lasting for a very short time

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evince

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to reveal the presence of a quality or feeling

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gregarious

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talkative and social

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invoke

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to cite or appeal to someone or something as an authority for an action or in support of an argument

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latent

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existing but not yet developed or manifest

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laud

A

to praise

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paucity

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a small quantity or lack of something

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preclude

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to make impossible

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prudent

A

having wise foresight

21
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repudiate

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to refuse to accept or be associated with

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subsume

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to absorb or overshadow

23
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veracity

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the validity or truthfulness of something