Unit 2 Vocab. Flashcards
1
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(v.) shorten; reduce
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curtail
2
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(n.) one who is skeptical or distrustful of human motives
A
cynic
3
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(v.) intimidate; frighten
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daunt
4
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(v.) loiter; waste time
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dawdle
5
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(v.) weaken; enfeeble
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debilitate
6
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(v.) expose something as nonsensical or false
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debunk
7
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(n.) propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
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decorum
8
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(v.) harm someone’s reputation; malign
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defame
9
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(n.) courteous regard for another’s wish
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deference
10
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(n.) difference; condition of inequality
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disparity
11
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(adj.) calm; impartial
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dispassionate
12
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(v.) drive away; scatter; cause to vanish
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dispel
13
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(v.) cause to break up; scatter
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disperse
14
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(adj.) argumentative; fond of arguing
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disputatious
15
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(v.) distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)
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disseminate
