Vocabulary 1 Flashcards
1
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related to forces instead, involved in forming geological features
A
tectonic
2
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feeling or showing haughty disdain
A
supercilious
3
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to seize and hold by force without legal authority
A
usurp
4
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reduce; lessen
A
abate
5
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attendant, servant of lesser official
A
yeoman
6
Q
examine closely to separate the good from bad
A
winnow
7
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characterized by violent emotions or actions
A
tempestuous
8
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characterized by exaggerated or insincere earnestness
A
unctuous
9
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to give up a position
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abdicate
10
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to aid; help
A
abet
11
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needless repetition, redundary
A
tautology
12
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a spiral motion of fluid
A
vortex
13
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lacking intelligence
A
vacuous
14
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put together; created
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wrought
15
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classification of organisms in an ordered system
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taxonomy
