Vocab Week 8 Flashcards

1
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Causing conflict, opposition

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Divisive (adj.)

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2
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To criticize, degrade, belittle

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Disparage (v.)

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3
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The study of insects

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Entomology (n.)

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4
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A ghostly double of a living person

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Doppelgänger (n.)

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5
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A residence, a home

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Domicile (n.)

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6
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To clarify

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Elucidate (v.)

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7
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Lacking energy, weakened, exhausted

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Enervated (adj.)

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8
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Different, deviating, contrary

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Divergent (adj.)

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9
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Varied

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Diverse (adj.)

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10
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Lack of harmony or agreement

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Dissonance (n.)

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11
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Jealous

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Envious (adj.)

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12
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To weaken, make wary

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Enervate (v.)

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13
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Feeling another’s pain as one’s own

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Empathetic (adj.)

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14
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Careful to fulfill obligations

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Dutiful (adj.)

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15
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Separate, distinct, individual

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Discrete (adj.)

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16
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The experience of another’s feelings as one’s own

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Empathy (n.)

17
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Characterized by continuous change or activity

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Dynamic (adj.)

18
Q

Something that exists as a discrete unit

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Entity (n.)

19
Q

To drench, saturate

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Douse (v.)

20
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The art of public speaking

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Elocution (n.)