scholar vocab 11 Flashcards

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independent, freedom, working alone/ controlled by a higher power

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autonomy

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disparage, minimize, diminish/ praise

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belittle

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rough, coarse, inexpert/ clean ,smooth

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crude

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harmful, injurious, hurtful, working against/ working with

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detrimental

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imitate, model, present as an equal/ nu equal

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emulate

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deceptive, misleading, wrong,/ true

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fallacious

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overeater, gourmand, someone who eats to excess/ moderate eater

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glutton

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honor, tribute, hold in high esteem/taunt

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homage

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unyielding, adamant, not bending/ flexible

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inflexible

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uprising, revolt, internal struggle/ surrender

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insurrection

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wise, sensible, showing wisdom/ dimwitted

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judicious

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room,latitude, having room to work/ punitive

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leeway

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lapse, slip-up, blunder, mistake/ remembrance

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oversight

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disciplinary, castigating, punishing,/ leeway

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punitive

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narrate, retell, describe,/ leave out

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recount

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negligable, slight, slender, faint,/ close, near

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remote

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after-effect, consequence/ cause

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repercussion

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retribution, revenge, counter blow,/ forgive

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reprisal

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mock, ridicule, make-fun-of/ praise

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taunt

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justify, sanction, approve/ dis approve

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warrant