Vocab 16 And 17 Flashcards by irina glatman | Brainscape

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Minutiae

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Pretty details

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Mishap

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Nadir

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Lowest point

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Nepotism

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Favoritism of a relative

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Nomenclature

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System of names

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Opaque,

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Not transparent

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Odyssey

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Long, eventful journey

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Paradigm

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Example

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Parameter

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Boundary

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Pariah

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Social outcast

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Pensive

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Thoughtful with a hint of sadness

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Puerile

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Childish

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Ramification

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Branching out, subdivision

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Rebuke

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Scold harshlt

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Relic

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Surviving remnant

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Rig

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Fix or manipulate

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Shirk

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Avoid(responsibility or work)

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Solicitious

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Worried, concern

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Outwit

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Outsmart, trick

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Genial

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Kind

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Genesis

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Beginning, originally

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Garrulous

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Talkative

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Frail

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Weak

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Forgo

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To give up

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Forum

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Place of assembly to discuss public concern

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Cynical

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Seeing the worst in others

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Defensive

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Protecting point of view, self justifying

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Derisive

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Mockery

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Emphatic

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Stressing a point

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Entreat

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Beg

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Inquisitive

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Asking questions