Unit 6 Flashcards
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Alleviate
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Relieve
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Affirmation
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Positive assertion;confirmation;solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
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Belittle
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Disparage;make fun of
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Contentious
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Quarrelsome
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Discerning
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Mentally quick and observant;having insight
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Engender
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Cause;produce
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Fallacious
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False;misleading
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Fanaticism
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Excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
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Fastidious
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Difficult to please;squeamish
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Heresy
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Opinion contrary to popular belief;opinion contrary to accepted religion
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Hierarchy
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Arrangment by rank or standing;authoritarian body divided into ranks
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Incite
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Arouse to action;goal;motivate;induce to exist
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Insurgent
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Rebellious
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Martinet
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Rigid disciplinarian;strict military officer
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Meager
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Scanty;inadequate
