Vocab #3 Flashcards

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Avocation

A

A career or action to which one feels called to

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2
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Callous

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Insensitive; unfeeling

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3
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Capricious

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Characterized by unpredictable feelings or action

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4
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Disparity

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A significant difference

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5
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Efficacy

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The ability to create the desired result

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6
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Epistle

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A letter, usually formal; literature written in imitation of a letter

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7
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Hospice

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A place offering care to the ill, especially those terminally ill

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8
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Moribund

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In a dead or dying state

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9
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Vacillate

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To waver between 2 options, locations, or actions; to be indecisive

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Impetus

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The force that causes change or movement

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