R426-450 Flashcards
1
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Tractable
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(adj) easily managed or controlled
2
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Holisitic
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(adj) dealing with something as a whole rather than by its individual parts
3
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Verdant
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(v) green
4
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Promulgate
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(v) to make known by official announcement
5
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Skeptical
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(adj) tending to question or doubt
6
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Forte
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(n) something at which a person excels
7
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Harbinger
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(n) someone or something that indicates what is to come
8
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Annual
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(v) to make void or invalid
9
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Adversity
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(n) misfortune; trouble
10
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Castigate
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(v) to criticize severely; esp. in public
11
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Oratory
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(n) public speaking, esp. marked by pompous rhetoric
12
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Conduit
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(n) a channel for conducting fluids; a means by which something is transmitted
13
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Bolster
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(v) to support or strengthen
14
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Wont
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(adj) accustomed
15
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Recur
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(v) to repeat; to occur again
