Seduction 3 Flashcards

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Embrace

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accept or support a belief, theory, or change willingly and enthusiastically; (adopt, accept, take up, support, or welcome) “it’s been embraced by ceo’s of Fortune 500 firms”.

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Render

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to cause or become; (make, leave, become, or cause to be) “the sumo wrestler is rendered unconscious and lies there, still and silent”.

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Correlate

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if you notice that crumb appear on your little brother’s shirt whenever the cookies disappear from the cookie jar, you can say you have correlated two facts; (related, connection, correspond, parallel, match, or jibe with)

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Inveterate

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having a habit and unlikely to change; (ingrained, deep-rooted, incurable, or habitual) “he was an inveterate gambler”.

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Incentive

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if you mom wants you to mow the lawn but you don’t want to, she might offer a treat (incentive). (Motive, motivation, reason, stimulus, inducement, lure)

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Precipitate

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to cause something to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely; (bring about, cause, lead to, give rise to, or trigger) “reports of serous bicycle injuries precipitated a change in the law concerning helmets”.

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Persevere

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refuse to stop; (persistent, hang in, continue, be determined, or soldier on) “I preserved, and failed many times, only to realize that without failure there can be no success”.

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Arbitrary

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based on random choice; (capricious, whimsical, chance, or random) “my mealtimes were entirely arbitrary”.

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Initiative

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the ability to assess and initiate things independently; (self-motivation, resourcefulness, or inventiveness) “young boys born into poverty rise the riches through a combination of pluck and initiative”.

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Product

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something that is the result of an action or process; (result, consequences, outcome, fruit, or effect) “their success was not just of their own making. It was a product of the world in which in they grew up”.

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