Unit 2 Flashcards by eli gh | Brainscape

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Circumvent

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To avoid

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Attrition

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Decrease in number

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Cohesive

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Together

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Grievous

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Terrible

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Inundate

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To cover

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Retricent

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Quiet

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Robust

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Healthy and strong

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Oblivious

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Not noticing

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Sanction

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Allow

Approve

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Vociferous

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Loud

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Bloster

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To support

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Depreciate

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Decrease in value

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Indiscriminate

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Not selective

Not chosen carefully

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Inquisitive

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Questioning

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Nebulous

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Unclear

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Relegate

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Send to a less important

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Replete

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Filled

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Sedentary

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Coach potato

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Tenete

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Principle

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Terse

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Short

Brief and clear

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Clandestine

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Secret

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Contingency

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Possiblity

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Egocentric

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Selfish

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Exonerate

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Not guilty

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Incongruous

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Not in harmony

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Indigenous

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Native

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Austere

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Without decoration

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Esoteric

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Difficult to understand

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Facsimile

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Original

Reproduction

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Grotesque

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Inconsistent

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Mesmerize

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To hypnotize

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Metamorphosis

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Completely change

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Notorious

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Bad reputation

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Perfunctory

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Uninterested

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Provocative

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Attention getting

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Travesty

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Joking disrespectful

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Connoisseur

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An authority

Fine in taste

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Conspiracy

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A plot

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Contrite

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Sorry

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Distraught

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Upset

Distressed

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Germane

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Related

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Lucid

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Easy to understand

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Plight

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Unfortunate situation

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Superficially

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Slightly

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Symmetrical

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Balanced

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Verbose

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Wordy

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Liability

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A handicap

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Prolific

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Creating abundantly

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Reinstate

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Previous position

To put back

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Superfluous

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Extra

Unnecessary