Set Vocab 3 Flashcards by John Reed | Brainscape

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Cordial

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Pleasant

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Usurp

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To seize something without authority

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Employ

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To pay for work

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Siphon

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Draw liquid through a tube; illegally tap funds

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Aversion

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Hate

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Polarize

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Causing division

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Liberty

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Freedom

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Sovereign

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Independent, self governing

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Unfettered

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Unrestricted

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Contempt

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Disrespect, disapproval

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Infrastructure

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Public services or facilities

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Venerable

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Respected, revered

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Complacent

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Self satisfied, contempt

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Insidious

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Treacherous, harmful

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Tangential

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Barely relevant

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Enterprise

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Commercial buisnesses

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Discriminate

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Treat unfairly due to prejudice

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Dreary

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Gloomy, dull

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Eccentric

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Odd, unusual

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Pathogenic

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Causing disease

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Imprudent

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Unwise, foolish

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Alleged

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Assumed, suspected

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Obscure

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Hard to understand, unclear

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Albeit

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Although

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Penchant

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Tendency, liking