Vocabulary Flashcards

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negation

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: to cause (something) not to be effective

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innate

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: existing from the time a person or animal is born

: existing as part of the basic nature of something

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assertions

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: to state (something) in a strong and definite way

: to demand that other people accept ore respect (something)

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4
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refuting

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: prove that (something) is not true

: to say that (something) is not true

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5
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agile

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: able to move quickly and easily

: quick, smart, and clever

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repeal

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: v.tr. revoke or annul (a law, etc.) *n. repealing. repealable adj. v. recall, rescind, reverse, cancel, nullify, abolish

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7
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consensus

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: general agreement or opinion

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8
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pessimists

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: tendency to be gloomy or expect the worst; belief all thing tend to evil.

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9
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incongruous

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: out of place; absurd

: disagreeing out of keeping

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10
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immutable

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unchangeable

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