Vocab List 3 Flashcards

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1
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Waive

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Turn down; give up; relinquish

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2
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Subsistence

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Means of existence

Ex: food, money, etc

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3
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Wary

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Cautious, watchful, aware

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4
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Xerography

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Copying, reproduction process

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5
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Tremulous

A

Something that trembles/shakes

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6
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Zany

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Crazy, funny

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7
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Jocund

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To be cheerful/good-natured

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8
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Apathetic

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Without emotion, not caring

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9
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Surcease

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To be at an end

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10
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Ravage

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Destroy, violent

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11
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Refute

A

Go against, oppose (with proof)

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12
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Minuscule

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Tiny small, not considered of importance

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13
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Prudish

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Extremely modest

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14
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Puissant

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Mighty or forcible

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15
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Annihilate

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Utterly destroy

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16
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Foist

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To cause acceptance of something which is false/wrong by misrepresenting

17
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Harangue

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A long boring speech

18
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Hegemony

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A ruler-ship

19
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Larcenous

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Intending to be a theft

20
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Predatory

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Hunting to kill

21
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Ultimatum

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A final demand or proposal

22
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Tandem

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To be one in front or one behind someone. Involves two people

23
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Disconcerted

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Confused; upset; distracted