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Vocab List 3 Flashcards

1
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subversive

A

Tending to overthrow

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futile

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Completely useless; doomed to failure; in vain

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prodigious

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Huge, massive

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indigenous

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Native to an area

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endemic

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Native to an area

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ubiquitous

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Characterized by being everywhere

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omnipresent

A

Characterized by being everywhere

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8
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pervasive

A

Characterized by being everywhere

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pandemic

A

An epidemic that is geographically widespread and affects a large proportion of the population

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decimated

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Destroyed a great proportion

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fortitude

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Strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage

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galvanize

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To electrify; to stir into action as if with an eclectic shock

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diminutive

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Very small

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trivial

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Trifling; unimportant; insignificant

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minutia

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Minor everyday details

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exhort

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To encourage; to urge

17
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implore

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To beg or to urge strongly

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antipathy

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Strong dislike or ill will toward someone or something

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enmity

A

Strong dislike or ill will toward someone or something

20
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rancor

A

Strong dislike or ill will toward someone or something

21
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digress

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To depart from a subject; to wander; to ramble

22
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tenacious

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Characterized by holding fast to something valued; showing great determination

23
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indulgent

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Characterized by excessive generosity; overly tolerant

24
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polarize

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To create disunion or dissension

25
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nebulous

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Vague, cloudy, misty; lacking a fully developed form

26
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*Dem, Demo

A

The people

27
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Gress

A

To step

28
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Ami

A

Friend

29
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Voc, Vok

A

Call

30
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Ambi

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Both

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Chrono

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Time

32
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Ante

A

Before

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