Vocab 1 Flashcards

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Arbitrary

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Based on opinion or personal whim.

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Circumstance

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A fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.

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Comprehend

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Grasp mentally; understand

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Concentration

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The action or power of focusing ones attention or mental effort.

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Conform

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Comply with rules, standards, or laws.

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Consent

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Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.

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Constitute

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Be a part of a whole or combine to form.

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Despotism

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The exercise of absolute power in a cruel or oppressive way.

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Diffuse

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To spread or to cause spread over a wide area.

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Obligate

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Bind or compel legally or morally. Also it’s a restrictive.

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Posterity

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All future generations.

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Precede

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Come before something in time.

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Proclaim

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Announce officially or publicly/to declare something someone considers important.

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Prone

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Likely to happen, lying flat

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Subdivision

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The action or subdividing or being subdivided, part to a bigger picture.

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Subsequent

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The act of coming after something in time.

17
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Susceptible

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Likely to be harmed by or influenced by.

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Tyranny

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Cruel and oppressive government or rule.

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Unalterable

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Not capable of being changed or altered.

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Uniform

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Being the same, reaching the state of being uniform.