Vocab 18 Flashcards

1
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Causing A public dispute that arouses strong feelings

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Controversial

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2
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Serious and important not light or playful

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Earnest

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3
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To disagree

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Dissent

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4
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Sincerely warm and friendly

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Cordial

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5
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Extreme pain of the body or mind

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Anguish

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6
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To draw out or cause

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Elicit

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7
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An attitude of dought or disbelief

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Skepticism

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8
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Honest amd sincere

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Genuine

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9
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Exitement ; a state of elation

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Exhileration

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10
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To give a detailed account of

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Recount

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11
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To put in the care of

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Commend

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12
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An act intended to decieve or fool others

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Hoax

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14
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Exiting and stimulating

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Exhilerating

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15
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To operate using the hands and especially in a skillful way

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Manipulate

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16
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Real or what it seems to bev

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Genuine

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17
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A second count , as of the vote in an election

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Recount

18
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To fool or play a trick on

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Hoax

19
Q

To control in a secret or unfair way

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Manipulate

20
Q

A person who is not easy to convince unless positive proof is offered

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Skeptic

21
Q

Away from ones own country

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Abroad

22
Q

To speak of with appoval or to praise

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Commend

23
Q

The expression of a difference of opinion

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Dissent

24
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To suffer from extreme doughts or uncertainties

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Anguish

25
Q

A public dispute that arouses strong feelings

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Controversy

28
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Showing dought or an unwillingness to believe

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Skeptical

30
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To start or begin

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Commence