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VOCAB 9 Flashcards

1
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Deplorable

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regrettable; very bad

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Imprudent

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unwise

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Indolently

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lazily

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Amenities

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comforts and conveniences

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5
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Palpable

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easily felt or touched (physically)

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6
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Precariously

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unsteadily; in an unstable manner

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7
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Opiate

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anything that tends to soothe or calm someone

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Disarming

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removing or lessening suspicions or fears

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9
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Solicitously

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in a concerned manner

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10
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Scruples

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feelings of doubt or guilt about a suggested action

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11
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Intermittently (adverb):

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occurring from time to time

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Abyss (noun):

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a bottomless depth

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13
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Obstinately

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stubbornly or persistently

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Intrepid

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fearless; brave

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15
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Sever

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separate; break or cut off

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Indomitable

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unconquerable; not easily discouraged or defeated

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Placid

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undisturbed; calm; tranquil

18
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Inexorable

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unyielding; immovable; unchangeable

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Expedient

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means, resource; device used in an emergency

20
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Phosphorescent

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glowing or illuminating

21
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Frivolous

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silly, not as serious as the occasion requires

22
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incessantly

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constant, continual

23
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intravenously

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directly into a vein

24
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scornfully

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filled with or showing contempt; arrogant; condescending

25
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disconsolate

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very unhappy

26
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discern

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see; detect by looking carefully

27
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pauper

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very poor person

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privations

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hardships; lack of things needed for a happy, healthy life

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exorbitant

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much too high in price or amount

30
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oppressive

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heavy, hard to endure

31
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Bibliography

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a list of source materials that are used to prepare and will be referred in a paper/project

32
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Copyright

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the exclusive, legal right given to the creator of something that allows this person alone to use the thing they have created and/or authorize other people to use it.

33
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Counterclaim

A

evidence or a claim presented to disapprove the author’s claim

34
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Ethos

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the process of using credible figures to persuade an audience

35
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Logos

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the process of using logic, facts, surveys, or statistics to persuade an audience

36
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Pathos

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the process of using emotion (passion) to persuade an audience

37
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Publication

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when content (written/spoken/visual) is made available to the public

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Rebuttal

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an argument presented to disprove the opposition’s counterclaim

39
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MLA Citation Style

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created by The Modern Language Association; used to organize and cite humanities research

40
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Works Cited Page

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in MLA style research, the final page of the research paper that lists ALL information available about every source/resource cited in the paper

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