Unit 3 Review Flashcards by cashai fountain

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Advocate

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To promote

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Antipathy

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A strong dislike

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Emancipate

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To free

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Idiosyncrasy

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A personal habitat

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Imminent

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Likely to occur soon

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Impede

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To slow down

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Inclusive

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Complete

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Jurisdiction

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Control

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Precarious

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Unsafe

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Preposterous

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Ridiculous

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Austere

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Very plain

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Esoteric

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Difficult to understand

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Facsimile

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An accurate copy

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Grotesque

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Strange-looking

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Mesmerize

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To fascinate

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Metamorphosis

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A change in form

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Notorious

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Regarded negatively

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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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A joking, disrespectful imitation

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Connoisseur

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A leader

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Conspiracy

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An idea

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Contrite

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Angry

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Distraught

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Upset

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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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A delayed 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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Adept

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Skillful

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Encompass

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To include

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Entrepreneur

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A business investor

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Eradicate

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To erase

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Homogeneous

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The same throughout

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Presumptuous

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Too forward

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Sordid

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Natural

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Standardize

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To vary

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Stint

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A length of time

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Stringent

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Demanding

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Exhort

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To urge

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Flamboyant

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Flashy

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Foible

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A minor fault

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Innocuous

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Without bad effects

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Magnanimous

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Forgiving

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Masochist

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Someone who enjoys being hurt

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Meticulous

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Very careful

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Rancor

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Deep hostility

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Recrimination

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An accusation in reply

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Repugnant

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Disgusting