Vocab List 3 Flashcards

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Aesthetic

A

appreciation of beauty or good taste in something

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2
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Altercation

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A noisy quarrel/fight

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3
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Aspire

A

Have an ambitious plan or goal

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4
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Callous

A

Emotionally hardened

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5
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Concurrent

A

Occurring or operating at the same time

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6
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Covert

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Secret or hidden

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7
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Defile

A

Make dirty or spotty

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8
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Disconcerting

A

Causing an emotional disturbance

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9
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Ensue

A

Take place or happen afterward or as a result

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10
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Fallibility

A

The quality or likelihood or making errors

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11
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Incredulous

A

Not disposed or willing to believed; unbelievable

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12
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Indigenous

A

Originating where it is found

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13
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Irrevocable

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Incapable of being retracted

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14
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Notorious

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Known widely and usually unfavorably

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15
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Omniscient

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Knowing, seeing, or understanding everything

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16
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Persecute

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Cause to suffer

17
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Refute

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Overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof

18
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Rotund

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Excessively large

19
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Stratagem

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An elaborate or deceitful scheme to deceive or evade

20
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Vexation

A

Anger produced by some annoying irritation