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Vocabulary Quiz #1 Flashcards

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1
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Affliction

A

something that causes pain and mental suffering, especially a medical condition.

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Afflicted

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grievously affected especially by disease

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Conflict

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a fight or disagreement between two or more people that can sometimes last a long time.

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Conflicting

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in disagreement

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Inflicting

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the action of forcing something unpleasant

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Ascription

A

assigning some quality or character to a person or thing

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Description

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a statement that represents something in words

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Manuscript

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the form of a literary work submitted for publication

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Prescription

A

available only with a doctor’s written prescription

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Subscription

A

a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time

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Transcript

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written or printed version of material originally presented in another way.

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Catalog

A

listing of words

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Monologue

A

words of one person

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Dialogue

A

words between people

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Prologue

A

words during the introduction of a book

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Epilogue

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words during the ending of the book, when the main story has been completed

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Biology

A

study of life

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Propose

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When you propose something, you offer an idea or suggestion in the hope that it is accepted

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Composure

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When someone exhibits composure, they remain calm—even in difficult times or conditions.

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Decomposition

A

separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts

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Disposal

A

the power to use something or someone

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Expose

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the exposure of an impostor or a fraud

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Oppose(d)

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be against

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Sequence

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A sequence of actions is the order in which those actions take place.

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Sequester(ed)

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If you sequester someone, you keep them separate from other people

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Prequel

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a movie or book whose plot or events precede that of another

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Sequel

A

something that follows something else

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Inconsequential

A

unimportant or of little to no significance.

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Segue

A

If a song, idea, or activity segues into another song, idea, or activity, it changes smoothly into it or is followed immediately by it without any stops or breaks.

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Disburse

A

To pay out money from a large amount specifically collected

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Disquiet

A

To feel worried or nervous

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Discursive

A

including a lot information that is not relevant to the main subject

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Disingenuous

A

someone who is dishonest in what they say or do

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Disparate

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things that are clearly different from each other and belong to different groups or classes.

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Indiscreet(ly)

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Someone that does things in public that should only be done in private.

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abnormal

A

not normal

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absent

A

not at a place

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abdicate

A

royalty or someone in power choosing to not be in power anymore

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abduct

A

to take away

38
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absolutely

A

confident, no doubt

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abrasive

A

scraping away at something

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Accept

A

to agree

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Except

A

not including

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Exceptional(ly)

A

to be very good at something

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Deception

A

causing someone to believe a lie

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Perceptive

A

taking a good look at the place around you

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Intercept

A

to cut someone off or hear pieces of information

46
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Compassion

A

being nice to someone

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Compare

A

finding how things are similar and different

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Compact

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things that are packed together and take up little space

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Combative

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wanting to constantly disagree with someone or something

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Compete

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trying to win against someone or something

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Compliance

A

acting according to certain accepted standards

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