week 6 Flashcards

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advocate

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•to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly

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acrid

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•sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose

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antagonism

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•an active hostility or opposition, as between unfriendly or conflicting groups

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emaciated

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•to waste away physically; to cause to lose flesh so as to become very thin

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gibe

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•To make taunting, heckling, or jeering remarks; to jibe

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liaison

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•a close bond or connection : interrelationship

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nuance

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•a slight or delicate variation in tone, color, meaning, etc.; shade of difference

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prosaic

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•Lacking in imagination and spirit; dull

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