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Unit 15 Flashcards

1
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official, coming from a source that calls for obedience or belief

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authoritative

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dictatorial

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authoritative

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in a state of financial ruin

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bankrupt

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to ruin financially

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bankrupt

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one who has been financially ruined

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bankrupt

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a public outcry

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clamor

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any loud and continued noise

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clamor

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to call for by long, continued cries

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clamor

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to be in full agreement

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coincide

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to be the same in nature, character, or function

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coincide

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to happen at the same time

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coincide

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12
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inclined to believe the worst of people

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cynical

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bitterly mocking or sneering

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cynical

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a ruler who oppresses his or her subjects, a tyrant

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despot

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15
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a bitter, long term quarrel

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feud

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to fight or quarrel with

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feud

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to argue in a petty way, especially about a price

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haggle

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18
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able to bear up under difficult conditions or harsh treatment

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hardy

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brave and tough

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hardy

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20
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able to get along together well

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harmonious

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21
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combining different elements that blend pleasingly

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harmonious

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melodious

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harmonious

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23
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to store up, save

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hoard

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24
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a hidden store or supply

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hoard

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25
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slightly ill

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indisposed

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disinclined to do something

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indisposed

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27
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an inheritance

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legacy

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28
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something handed down from an ancestor or from the past

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legacy

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lawful, rightful

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legitimate

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reasonable, justifiable

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legitimate

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31
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merry fun, gaiety

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mirth

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laughter

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mirth

33
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to perform the duties of an office

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officiate

34
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to conduct a religious ceremony

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officiate

35
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to referee

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officiate

36
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not complete

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partial

37
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favoring one side over another

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partial

38
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showing a strong liking for someone or something

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partial

39
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to give one’s business to regularly as a customer

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patronize

40
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to support, provide financial help

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patronize

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to treat someone as an inferior while making a show of being kind or gracious

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patronize

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a ceremony

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rite

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the customary form of a ceremony

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rite

44
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any formal custom or practice

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rite

45
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shrewd

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sagacious

46
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wise in a keen, practical way

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sagacious

47
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s for authoritative

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reliable, authoritarian

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s for bankrupt

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flat broke, insolvent

49
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s for clamor

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uproar, din, racket, cry out for

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s for coincide

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agree, concur, match

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s for cynical

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skeptical, sarcastic, contemptuous

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s for despot

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dictator, autocrat, strongman

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s for feud

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dispute, vendetta

54
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s for haggle

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bargain with, dicker with, wrangle

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s for hardy

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rugged, sturdy, resolute, stalwart

56
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s for harmonious

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agreeable, compatible, tuneful

57
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s for hoard

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amass, stockpile, cache

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s for indisposed

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ailing, unwell, reluctant

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s for legacy

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bequest, heritage

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s for legitimate

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legal, right, proper, genuine

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s for mirth

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merriment, glee

62
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s for officiate

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chair, preside, emcee, moderate

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s for partial

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incomplete, biased, prejudiced, fond of

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s for patronize

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do business with, deal with, trade with

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s for rite

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observance, ritual, liturgy

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s for sagacious

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smart, clever, astute

67
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a for authoritative

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unofficial, unreliable

68
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a for bankrupt

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financially sound, solvent

69
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a for cynical

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hopeful, optimistic

70
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a for feud

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pact, agreement, harmony, concord

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a for hardy

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frail, feeble, weak

72
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a for harmonious

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harsh, grating, discordant

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a for hoard

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waste, throw away, squander

74
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a for indisposed

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healthy, willing, eager

75
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a for legitimate

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unlawful, illegal, improper, unauthorized

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a for mirth

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gloom, sadness, sorrow

77
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a for partial

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complete, fair, just, unbiased

78
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a for patronize

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boycott, refuse to deal with

79
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a for sagacious

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silly, foolish, ill advised, dopey

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