Vocab 1 Flashcards

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Asser

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v- to express or declare firmly; to defend or claim; adj- assertive

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Acquittal

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n- a setting-free by judgment of a court or judge; v- to acquit

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Condescend

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v- to stoop to do something you think is beneath you; adj- condescending

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Contemptuous

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adj- showing feelings that someone doesn’t deserve respect; adv- contemptuously

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Elite

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n- a group or part of one seen as the best, most skilled, most powerful; n- elitist

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Evolve

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v- to develop gradually; adj- evolving

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Fortitude

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n- moral strength; patient courage in facing danger or pain; endurance.

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Inarticulate

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adj- unable to speak clearly; unable to say what one thinks; adv- inarticulately

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Mentor

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n- a wise and trusted advisor; a counselor; v- to mentor.

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Notoriety

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n- fame, usually in an unfavorable sense; a bad reputation; adj- notorious

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Transpire

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To happen, occur, or come about

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Umber

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Adj- a dark reddish-brown color of the earth

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Vivify

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V- to give life, to revive; adj- vivifying

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Omnipotent

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Adj- having unlimited/universal power

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Recalcitrant

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N- one who defies authority; refusing to obey; adj- disobedient

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