vocab 23 Flashcards by Unknown Unknown | Brainscape

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erect

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rigidly upright or straight

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rapt

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completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing

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abrupt

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sudden and unexpected

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disconcerted

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unsettled

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depreciation

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a reduction in the value of an asset with the passage of time

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propound

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to put forward for consideration by others

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presumptuous

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failing to observe the limits

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cogitate

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think deeply abt smth

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sustenance

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food and drick regarded as a source of strength

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proponent

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a person who advocates a theory

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detractor

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a person who disparages so or smth

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liability

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the state of being responsible for smth

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revelation

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a surprising and previously unknown fact

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implication

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the conclusion that can be drawn from smth

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initiative

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the ability to assess things independently

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convey

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to communicate

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ingenious

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clever

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aesthetic

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concerned with beautya

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accomodate

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to provide lodging space for

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epitome

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a person or things taht is perfect example

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rectillnear

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contained by

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laterally

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at, toward, or from the side or sides

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opportunism

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the taking of opportunities

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debased

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reduced in quality or value

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impute

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to attribute or ascribere

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redress

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to remedy

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unbecoming

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not fitting or appropriate

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apprasial

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an act of asessing smth

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prosecution

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the institution and conducting of legal proceedings

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preoccupied

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engrossed in thought; distracted

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flack

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the side of a person’s body

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reconcile

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to restore friendly relations between

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placid

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not easily upset or excited

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fraught

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filled with or likely to result in

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decimate

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to kill

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cataclysmic

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relating to or denoting a violent event

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tremor

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an involuntary quivering movement

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amplifying

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to increase the volume of sound

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upheaval

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a violent change to smth

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poised

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having a composed and self-assured manner

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negligible

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unimportant

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secluded

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not seen or visited by many ppl

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plummet

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to fall or drop straight down at high speed

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disparity

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a great difference

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denounce

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to publicly declare to be wrong

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woe

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great sorrow