Vocab 2 Definitions Flashcards

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Deleterious

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Causing harm or damage

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Deduction

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Conclusion based on facts

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Demur

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Doubts or objections

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Hiatus

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Pause or gap in a sequence

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Hierarchy

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System where groups are ranked above eachother

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Histrionic

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Dramatic

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Iconoclast

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Person who attacks cherished beliefs

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Idealism

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Practice of forming or pursuing ideals, especially unrealistically

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Allocate

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To set apart for a special purpose; designate

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Amorphous

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Lacking physical form or shape; changes

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Anachronism

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Out of place in time

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Anathema

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Something that is loathed

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Animadversion

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Strong criticism

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Cynicism

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Negative doubt

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Debacle

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A sudden, disastrous collapse; downfall, failure

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