Vocab Unit 1 Flashcards

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Assimilate

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To absorb (ideas)

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Apprehensive

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Anxious that something unpleasant would occur

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Assuage

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To allay; to relieve

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Carnage

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Slaughter, massacre

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Conspicuous

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Easily seen or noticeable

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Euphemism

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Indirect word used to replace the original word that is considered to be too extreme

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Fugitive

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Person who escapes from a place or is in hiding

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Haphazard

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Lack of order or planning

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Infraction

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Infringement of law

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Integral

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Essential, fundamental

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Lethargy

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Lack of energy, listless, apathetic

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Meticuolously

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Very carefully, precise

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Nondescript

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No special characteristic

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Obsolete

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Useless

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Palpable

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Real, actual; clear

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Phenomenon

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Circumstance that can be observed

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Relinquish

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To abandon; to let go

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Reprieve

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Postponement; a respite from impending punishment

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Resignation

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Act of giving up; submission

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Vigilant

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Ever awake and alert