Vocabulary #19 Flashcards

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Subversive-

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In opposition to authority

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Conducive-

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Tending to cause or bring out

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Amenable-

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Agreeable, open to suggestion

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Stricture-

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A restraint or limit

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5
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Sedentary

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Required to sit

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Influx-

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An inward flow

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Tantamount-

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Of essential equal value

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Rigorous

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Severe, relentless, harsh

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Patina

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A sheen on a surface resulting from age or use

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Placebo-

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A fake drug used for drug testing, a control

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Junta-

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A military group ruling a country after taking it over

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Pinnacle

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A peak or climax

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13
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Mollify-

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To reduce or calm

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14
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Perjury-

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Lying under oath

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Plaintive-

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Expressing sorrow

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