Scholarship voc. Lesson 11 Flashcards

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Belittle

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Make a person or thing seem little or unimportant, disparate, minimize
Ant. Important

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Autonomy

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Right of self government, independence, freedom

Ant. Slavery

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Crude

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Showing a lack of skill or knowledge, rough, coarse, inexpert
Ant. Expert

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Detrimental

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Causing detriment(damage or injury), harmless, injurious. 
Ant. Causing harm
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Emulate

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Try to copying to equal or surpass a person or thing admired, imitate, rival.
Ant. Shun

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Fallacious

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Containing a fallacy(false or mistaken idea) deceptive, misleading.
Ant. Leading right way

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Glutton

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One who eats to excess, greedy eater. Over eater, gourmand

Ant. Under eater

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Homage

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Something that shows respect or reverence

Ant. Unrespect

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Inflexible unyielding adamant

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Rigidly firm or will or purpose

Ant. Unstable

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Insurrection

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Act of rising in rebellion against, an established government or authority, uprising revolt
Ant. Rising

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Judicious

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Having expertise or characterized by sound judgment, wise sensible
Ant. Inexperienced

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Leeway

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Extra time. Space, materials, etc. within which to operas, degree of freedom of action, room, latitude
Ant. Not enough time

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Oversight

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Error or omission due to carelessness, lapse, slip. Blunder.
Ant. Care

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Punitive

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Inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment, disciplinary, castigate
Ant. Reward

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Recount

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Relate In detail, narrate, describe

Any. Undetailed

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Remote

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Small degree, negligible, slight, slender, faint.

Ant. Big

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Repercussion.

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Reaction to an act, action, or event, after affect, consequence
Ant. Rest

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Reprisal

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Act of retaliation against a foe for injuries received, retribution revenge counterblow.
Ant. Pardon

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Taunt

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Challenge or reproach(someone) in an insulting or jeering manner, mock, ridicule
Ant. Real

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Warrant

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Be sufficient ground for justify sanction

Ant. Prevention