Vacab 3 Flashcards

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Agitate

A

Make someone troubled or nervous; annoy

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Alter ego

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A persons secondary or alternative personality.

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3
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Ambiguity

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Uncertainty or Inexactness of meaning

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Authority

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The power or right to give orders

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Code

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A system of words, letters, figures, or other symbols substituted for other words/letters.

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Considerable

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Notable in size, amount, or extent. Having merit or distinction.

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Cynic

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A person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons. Negative

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Dilemma

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A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives.

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Dimension

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An aspect or feature of a situation, problem, or thing.

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Diverse

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Showing a great deal of variety, very different.

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Enterprise

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A project or undertaking; initiative and resourcefulness.

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Estrangement

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The fact of no longer being on friendly terms or part of a social group.

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Formality

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The rigid observance or rules of convention or etiquette. Stiffness or behavior style.

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Hostility

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Hostile behavior; unfriendliness or opposition.

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Mindless

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Acting or done without justification or concern for the consequences.

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Naive

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Showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.

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Paradoxical

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Seemingly absurd or self-contracdictory.

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Reflexive

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Denoting a pronoun that refers back to the subject of the clause in which it is used.

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Ultimately

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Finally, in the end.

20
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Constituency

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A body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body.