Unit Two Flashcards

Review vocabulary.

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attrition

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a natural loss of individuals

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circumvent

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to avoid

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cohesive

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connected

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grievous

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terrible

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inundate

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to flood

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oblivious

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not noticing

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reticent

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quiet

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robust

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strong and well

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sanction

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to grant approval of

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vociferous

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loud

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bolster

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to support

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depreciate

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to become less valuable

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indiscriminate

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not selective

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inquisitive

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questioning

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nebulous

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indefinite

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relegate

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to send

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replete

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filled

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sedentary

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involving much sitting

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tenet

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a principle

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terse

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short

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clandestine

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secret

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contingency

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a possiblity

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egocentric

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selfish

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exonerate

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to be found not guilty

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incongruous

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contradictory

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indigenous

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native

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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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to put back

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superfluous

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unnecessary

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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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an authority

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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

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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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an 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