REVIEW 12/7/15 TEST Flashcards

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1
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Petition

A

Something asked or requested.Formal request made

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Forum

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A public meeting or lecture

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Overbearing

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Too much, arrogant or harsh

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4
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Ecology

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The study of organisms and their environments

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Patriarchs (Matriarchs)

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The father. The head man (the mother)

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Refrubished

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To brighten up or freshen up. To re-do or renovate

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Banned

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Forbidden or not allowed

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Laryngitis

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Inflammation of larynx,resulting in a hoarse voice or loss of the voice

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Spastic

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Bursting or convulsive, related to muscle spasms

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Conjugate

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Joined together,especially in pairs

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Appealing

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Pleasing,alluring or likeable

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Mortuary

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A morgue or place for preparing the dead for burial

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Sympathetically

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To do something with compassion, care or concern

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Erupt

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To explode with fire and noise like a volcano

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Protest

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To go against something

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Eloquent

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Fluent or persuasive in speaking

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Harried

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Feeling strained from having too many demands

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Anonymous

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Unknown

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Obligation

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A duty or commitment

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Hatchet

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A short handled ax

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Gripes

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Complain or grumble about something

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Enthusiasm

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Intense or eager enjoyment

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Subjectivity

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Refers to how someone’s judgement is shaped by personal opinions and feelings

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Rummage

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To tear through or rip apart looking for something

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Sensibilities

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Feeling or emotional responses

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Endangered

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Being or relating to an animal or species that is threatened or dying out