Vocabulary Unit 8 Flashcards
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Impediment
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Something that gets in the way; obstacle
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Ped (Latin)
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Foot
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Expedient
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Practical; prudent
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Pedestrian
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Lacking excitement; ordinary and dull
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Ped (Greek)
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Child
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Pedant
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One possessing abundant knowledge of minor, often uninteresting, things
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Pedagogue
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A teacher, especially one who is dull and narrow minded
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Vest
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Clothing
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Travesty
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A bad imitation of; a perversion of
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Vested
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Significant to one’s own profit or well-being
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Vestment
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Clothing worn to symbolize religious or political authority
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Divest
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To strip or remove a title or position of authority
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Corpor/Corpu
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Body
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Corporeal
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Having to do with the body
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Corpulent
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Extremely fat; obese
