Units 71-75 Flashcards

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stanch

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v, to stop or check the flow of

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2
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stentorian

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adj, extremely loud

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3
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stigma, stagmatize

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n, mark of disgrace or inferiority

v

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4
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stint

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v, to be sparing

n, a period of time spent doing something

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5
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stipulate, stipulation

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v, to specify as an essential condition

n

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6
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stolid

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adj, having or showing little emotion

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stratified, stratum (plural: strata)

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adj, arranged in layers

n, a layer

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8
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striated, striation

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adj, marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels

n

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9
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stricture

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n, something that restrains; negative criticism

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10
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strident

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adj, loud; harsh; unpleasantly noisy

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11
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strut

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v, to swagger; display to impress others

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12
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stultify

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v, to impair or reduce to uselessness

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13
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stupefy

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v, to dull the senses of; stun; astonish

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14
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stygian

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adj, dark and gloomy; hellish

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15
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aubpoena

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n, notice ordering someone to appear in court

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16
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subside

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v, to settle down; grow quiet

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17
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substantiate

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v, to support with proof or evidence

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18
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substantive

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adj, essential; pertaining to the substance

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19
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subsume

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v, to include; incorporate

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20
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subversive, subvert

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adj, intended to undermine or overthrow, especially an established government
n, a person intending to undermine something
v

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21
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succor

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n, relief; help in time of distress or want

22
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suffrage

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n, the right to vote

23
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sundry

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adj, various

24
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supersede

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v, to replace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated

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supine
adj, lying on the back; marked by lethargy
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supplant
v, to replace; substitute
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suppliant
adj, beseeching
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supplicant
n, one who asks humbly and earnestly
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supposition
n, the act of assuming to be true or real
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syllogism
n, a form of deductive reasoning that has a major premise, a minor premise, and a coclusion
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sylvan
adj, related to the woods or forest
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tacit,
adj, silently understood; implied
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talisman
n, charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune
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tangentail
adj, peripheral; digressing
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tautology
n, unnecessary repetition
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taxonomy
n, science of classification; in biology, the process of classifying organisms in categories
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tenet
n, belief; doctrine
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tenuous
adj, weak; insubstantial
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terrestrial
adj, earthly; commonplace
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theocracy
n, government by priests representing a god
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thespian
n, an actor or actress
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timbre
n, the characteristic quality of sound produced by a particular instrument or voice; tone color
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tirade
n, long, violent speech; verbal assault
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toady
n, flatterer; hanger-on; yes-man
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tome
n, book, usually large and academic
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torpor
n, lethargy; dormancy; sluggishness
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torque
n, a turning or twisting force; the moment of a force; the measure of a force's tendency to produce twisting or turning and rotation around an axis
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tortuous
adj, having many twists and turns; highly complex
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tout
v, to promote or praise energetically
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tractable
adj, obedient; yielding