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Unit 17 Flashcards

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Impute

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v.
to assign blame or responsibility for 
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syn:attribute
ant:vindicate
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PUT

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Latin
to think
Impute, dispute, disreputable

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Dispute

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1)v. to disagree with 2)an argument or disagreement
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syn:deny; argument
ant:agree; agreement

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Disreputable

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adj.
not respectable; having a bad reputation
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syn:notorious
ant:respectable
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NOTA

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Latin
to note
connotation, denotation, annotate

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Connotation

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n.
an image or idea associated with a word
NOTA
syn:overtone

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Denotation

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n.
the dictionary definition of a word
NOTA

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Annotate

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v.
to explain or discuss through a note
NOTA

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RATIO

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Latin
reason
irrational, rationale, rationalize

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Irrational

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adj.
not based on reason or logic
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syn:illogical
ant:reasonable, rationale
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Rationale

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n.
a reason for doing something; explanation
RATIO

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Rationalize

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v.
justify; give reason for
RATIO
syn:excuse

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SCI

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Latin
to know
conscientious, unconscionable, prescient

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Conscientious

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adj.
diligent and careful
SCI

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Unconscionable

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adj.
not obeying moral laws; unscrupulous
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Prescient

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adj.
showing knowledge of events before they happen
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syn:far-sighted
ant:rash

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