Unit 1 Flashcards
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Toil
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Hard or continuous work
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Grapple
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To hold or make fast to something
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Cultivate
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To prepare and work on in order to raise crops
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Perseverance
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Steady persistence in a course of action
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Assert
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To state with confidence
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Pessimism
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The tendency to see
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Eminent
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High in station rank or repute
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Endowment
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The property, funds with which and institution or person is endowed
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Aptitude
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Capability, ability, readiness,quickness
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Pundits
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A learned person, expert or authority
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Provoke
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To anger, enrage or stir up
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Temperament
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The combination of mental, physical and emotional traits of a person
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Optimistic
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Disposed to take a favorable view
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Vignette
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Decorative design or picture on tittle page of a book
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Rebuff
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Blunt or abrupt rejection
