Vocabulary List 13 Flashcards

Noble Nouns

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Aplomb

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Poise, confidence, and self assurance

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Coercion

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Use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance

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Discord

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¹disagreement between two people ²lack of harmony in music

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Fait Accompli

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An irreversible fact, action, or decision

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Interlocutor

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One who takes part in a conversation

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Jurisprudence

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A body or system if laws

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Parasite

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¹an organism that lives in or on another organism known ad the host ²a person who relies on or exploits another

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Peccadillo

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A small mistake, fault, or offense

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Tome

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A large, heavy, scholarly book

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Poise, confidence, and self assurance

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Aplomb

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Use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance

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Coercion

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¹disagreement between people ²lack of harmony in music

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Discord

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An irreversible fact, action, or decision

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Fait accompli

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One who takes part in a conversation

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Interlocutor

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A body or system of laws

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Jurisprudence

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¹an organism that lives in or on another organism known as the host ²a person who relies on or exploits another

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Parasite

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A small mistake, fault, or offense

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Peccadillo

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A large heavy scholarly book

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Tome