Unt 3 Vocab Flashcards

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A variation or change from what is normal or right; something unnatural

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Aberration (n)

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Shocked; terrified or amazed

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Aghast (adj)

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A name or title; a word used to identify a person or thing

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Appellation (n)

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To perplex or confuse; to disorder a persons thinking

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Bewilder (v)

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A thing that is owned; a possession

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Chattel (n)

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Thinking poorly of; scornful or disdainful

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Contemptuous (adj)

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Charming; having a sophisticated and attractive manner

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Debonair (adj)

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To have a profound dislike or abhorrence for; to hate

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Detest (v)

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The physical property of matter where in matter returns to its original form after being reshipped, as an elastic band returns to its original shape after being stretched

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Elasticity (n)

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Capriciously Changeable and affection or believe, not remaining faithful to one idea or feeling

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Fickle (adj)

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And obstruction or impediment, something that blocks progress

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Hindrance (n)

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Unimaginable or unthinkable

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Inconceivable

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Willing and likely to pursue a lawsuit

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Litigious

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To make as small as possible

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Minimize

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Widely known but viewed negatively or critically

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Notorious

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And experience that is extremely difficult or trying

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Ordeal

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To banish from or force out of a group or situation

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Ostracize

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A minor sin or fault, a trifling wrongdoing

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Peccadillo

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Tranquil and calm, at rest

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Placid

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Matter of fact, without spirit, style, or imagination

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Prosaic

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Correctness or uprightness; unerring In following principals

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Rectitude

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Noticeable or important, standing out

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Salient

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Inauthentic, not bona fide

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Spurious

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A typically alcoholic mixture containing a medicine or remedy

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Tincture

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Alertness, unbreaking attention to a duty

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Vigilance