Vocabulary 8 Flashcards
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Chauvinism
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Fanatical patriotism
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Pathology
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Study of the cause and nature of diseases
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Rebuff
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To reject or criticize sharply
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Congenital
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Existing before or at birth
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Mitigate
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To make milder or less severe
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Vacuous
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Having no content; lacking intelligence
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Prosaic
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Common; ordinary
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Vindicate
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To clear of blame or suspicion
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Juxtapose
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To place side by side
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Extortion
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Act of getting money by threats
