Vocab List #4 Flashcards

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Refute

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To prove to be wrong or false

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2
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Catharsis

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Process of releasing strong repressed emotions

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3
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Yearning

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An intense feeling of loss or lack and longing for something

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4
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Pedagogical

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Related to teaching

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5
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Salubrious

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Healthy, pleasant

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6
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Contend

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To assert a position in an argument

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7
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Adjourned

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To break with intention of resuming

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8
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Pruritus

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Severe itching of the skin

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9
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Infliction

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A cause of suffering or pain

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10
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Metaphysics

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Abstract reasoning

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11
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Mandamus

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An official court order

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12
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Injunction

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An authoritative warning or order

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13
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Dissipate

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To cause to disappear

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14
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Vigil

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A peaceful demonstration in support of a cause

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15
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Implications

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The conclusion that can be drawn from something

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16
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Egalitarian

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Believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities

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Reciprocal

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Given, Felt, or done in return

18
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Aroused

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Evoke or awaken a feeling

19
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Perspicacious

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Having a ready insight into and into and understanding things

20
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Phlegmatic

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A person with an unemotional or calm disposition