Repudiate-Sequester Flashcards

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Requisite

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Required

Necessary

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Repudiate

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To reject
To renounce
To disown
To have nothing to do with

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Resolute

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Determined
Firm
Unwavering

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Respite

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A period of rest or relief

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Reticent

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Quiet
Restrained
Reluctant to speak, especially about oneself

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Revere

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To respect highly

To honor

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Rhetoric

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The art of formal speaking or writing

Inflated discourse

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Rigorous

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Strict
Harsh
Severe

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Robust

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Strong and healthy

Vigorous

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Rogue

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A criminally dishonest person

A scoundrel

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Rudimentary

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Basic
Crude
Unformed or undeveloped

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Ruminate

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To contemplate
To mull over
To ponder

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Rustic

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Rural
Lacking urban comforts or sophistication
Primitive

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Saccharine

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Sweet

Excessively or disgustingly sweet

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Sacrilege

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A violation of something sacred

Blasphemy

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Sacrosanct

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Sacred

Held to be inviolable

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Sagacious

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Discerning
Shrewd
Keen in judgement
Wise

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Salient

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Sticking out
Conspicuous
Leaping

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Salutary

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Healthful
Remedial
Curative

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Sanctimonious

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Pretending to be devout

Affecting religious feeling

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Sanguine

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Cheerful
Optimistic
Hopeful

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Sardonic

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Mocking

Scornful

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Scintillate

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To sparkle, either literally or figuratively

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Scrupulous

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Strict
Careful
Hesitant for ethical reasons

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Scrutinize

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To examine very carefully

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Secular

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Having nothing to do with religious or spiritual concerns

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Sedition

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Treason

The incitement of public disorder or rebellion

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Segregate

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To separate

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Sensory

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Having to so with the senses or sensation

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Sentient

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To perceive by the sense

Conscious

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Sequester

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To set or keep apart