unit 2 Flashcards

1
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shockingly obvious; outrageous

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flagrant

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2
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to take a risk of; dare

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venture

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3
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including all or much

A

comprehensive

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4
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to restore to a normal life through therapy or education

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rehabilitate

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5
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to continue with an effort or plan despite difficulties

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persevere

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6
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complete confusion

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turmoil

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7
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an event bringing great loss and misery

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calamity

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8
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to consider carefully; think deeply about

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ponder

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9
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customary; ordinary

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conventional

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10
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enigma

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a mystery or puzzle

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11
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dispatch

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to send to a specific place or on specific business

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12
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nocturnal

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of, about, or happening in the night; active at night

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13
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attest

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to make a statement about something on the basis of personal experience; bear witness; testify

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14
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orient

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to determine one’s location or direction; to locate in relation to a direction(east, west, etc.)

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15
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discern

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to recognize; detect

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16
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enhance

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To improve; add to the strength, beauty, or value of something

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17
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attribute

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Moving or able to move from place to place

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18
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exemplify

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to be an example of; be typical of

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19
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constitute

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to make up; be part of

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20
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default

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to fail to do something required

21
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predominant

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most common or most noticeable

22
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prerequisite

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something required beforehand

23
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confiscate

A

to seize with authority; legally take possession of

24
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decipher

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to interpret or read(something confusing or hard to make out)

25
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nominal

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slight; very small compared with what might be expected

26
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concurrent

A

Happening or existing at the same time; simultaneous

27
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recession

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A temporary decline in business

28
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hypothetical

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Supposed for the sake of argument or examination; imaginary; theoretical

29
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Intricate

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Having many parts arranged in a complicated way; complex

30
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suffice

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To be good enough

31
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degenerate

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To worsen; deteriorate

32
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sanctuary

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A place of safety, protection, or relief

33
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Intercede

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To make a request or plead on behalf of someone else

34
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Vulnerable

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Open to damage or attack; susceptible

35
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Implausible

A

Difficult to believe; unlikely

36
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sinister

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Evil; wicked

37
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Scrutiny

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Close inspection; careful examination

38
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Incoherent

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Unable to speak in an orderly, logical way

39
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flex, flec

40
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semi-

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Partly; half

41
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bio-

A

Life; of living things

42
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pater, patri

43
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-ate

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Cause to become

44
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-ward

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In the direction of; toward

44
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claim, clam

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Call; cry out

45
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forc, fort

46
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hum

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Person; having to do with people

47
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fin