Vocab 1 Flashcards

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To develop gradually

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Evolve

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fame, usually in an unfavorable sense; a bad reputation

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Notoriety

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Having unlimited universal power

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Omnipotent

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to express or declare firmly; to defend or claim

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Assert

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to stoop to do something you think is beneath you

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Condescend

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a group or part of one seen as the best, most skilled, most powerful

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Elite

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showing feelings that someone doesn’t deserve respect

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Contemptuous

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a wise and trusted advisor; a counselor

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Mentor

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

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Fortitude

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One who denies authority; refusing to obey

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Recalcitrant

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a setting-free by judgment of a court or judge

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Acquittal

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To happen, occur, or come about

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Transpire

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unable to speak clearly; unable to say what one thinks

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Inarticulate

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Dark reddish-brown color of the earth

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Umber

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To give life to or revive

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Vivify

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