vocab 4 Flashcards

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Divisive (adj)

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divides ppl, causes disagreement

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Embroiled (v)

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to get caught up in a conflict

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Endow (v)

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to give someone something (inheritance)

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Equivocal (adj)

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interpretated in multiple ways, hard to read

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Impasse (n)

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blockage, standstill, deadend

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Incongruity (n)

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clash of things, disagreeing, things don’t fit well together

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Palliate (v)

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work with people with terminal condition, to lesson the intensity of symtoms

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Promulgate (v)

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to declare formally, to make widely known

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Ratify (v)

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to formally approve/confirm
(gov’t, company, formal)

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Rebuttal (n)

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Response to somebodies agruement, go agaisnt other point

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Rash (adj)

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impulsive, just act (lack of carefulness)

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Profuse (adj)

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great quantity, abundance

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