Risk and Exploration Flashcards

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Lucrative (adj.)

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Profitable; money-making
Ex.:A doctor earns a lucrative amount of money.
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Exorbitant (adj.)

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Highly excessive
Ex.:Basketball shoes can sometimes be exorbitant.
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Persevere (v.)

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To persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, of discouragement
Ex.:When I was little I had a persevere time with math.
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Embark (v.)

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To set out on (as on a journey)
Ex.:Sometimes you have to embark to achieve high stuff.
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Fawning (v.)

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Trying to win someone’s favor by acting like you are a servant to the other
Ex.:Joe was fawning to LeBron James as he walked across the
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Unhabitable

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Not capable of being lived in; describing a place that is not able to support life

Ex: In my opinion I think a hospital is a inhabitable location.

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Assaulted

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Suddenly or violently attacked

Ex: The girl got assaulted by a robber when she was in her way.

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Cascade

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A chain of steps or sequence of events, like a series of waterfalls

Ex: During Hurricane Katrina a cascade of water went down the streets of Florida.

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Prevail

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To occur as the more frequent or dominant feature or element; to dominate

Ex:The teacher had to prevail the children since they weren’t listening.

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Correlation

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A mutual relationship or connection between two or more events, etc

Ex:I have a correlation with my cousin since we play a lot of PS with each other.

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Allocated

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Assigned or set apart for a particular use

Ex:My friend was allocated to a spy mission.

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Ludicrous

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Ridiculous; absurd to the point of causing ridicule or laughter

Ex:Someone was being very ludicrous to one of my best friend.

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