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Week 6 Vocab Flashcards

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aggregate

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(v) To gather together
(n) Formed by the collection of smaller parts

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didactic

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(adj. ) Designed to teach or instruct
(adj. ) Intended for moral education
(adj. ) Excessively given to lecturing or moralizing

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censure

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(v) To criticize or express disapproval, often formally

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anarchy

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(n) A state of lawlessness, without government oversight or authority

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incipient

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(adj.) Coming into existence or beginning to appear

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incursion

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(n) An invasion, raid, or hostile entrance of another’s territory
(n) The act of entering

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engender

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(v) To give rise to, create, or cause
(v) To beget or propagate

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autonomous

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(adj. ) Independent, self-governing
(adj. ) Existing or capable of functioning independently, without reliance on others

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equanimity

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(n) Calmness; mental or emotional stability under stress; balance or equilibrium

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indeterminate

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(adj. ) Vague or uncertain; not precisely fixed or established
(adj. ) Having an infinite number of solutions

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corrugated

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(adj. ) Drawn or bent into folds or furrows (as in corrugated cardboard)
(adj. ) Wrinkled, as in the skin or face

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unseemly

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(adj.) Not in accordance with standards of good behavior or taste

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indigence

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(n) Utter poverty, without comfort

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indigenous

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(adj. ) Native to or naturally occurring in a region or environment
(adj. ) Innate or natural

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sentient

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(adj.) Conscious, experiencing feeling or sensation

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esoteric

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(adj. ) Understood by or intended for only a select group, often of people with specialized knowledge
(adj. ) Confidential

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chicanery

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(n) Deception through subterfuge or trickery

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estimable

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(adj. ) Worthy of esteem or admiration
(adj. ) Capable of being estimated

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aberrant

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(adj. ) Deviating from the usual or proper course, especially in behavior.
(adj. ) Deviating from the normal or expected type, atypical

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crass

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(adj. ) Crude, gross, and unrefined, lacking in discrimination
(adj. ) Excessively materialistic or base

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ingrate

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(n) An ungrateful person

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craven

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(adj.) Cowardly or contemptibly fearful

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anomaly

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(n) Deviation from the norm; irregularity
(n) Something irregular, peculiar, abnormal, or deviating from the norm

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avid

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(adj. ) Urgently, keenly desirous, the point of greed
(adj. ) Marked by enthusiasm or voracious interest

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coalesce

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(v) To grow or unite into one mass or body; to fuse

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summarily

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(adv) immediately, in a prompt or direct manner; without prior notice

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insularity

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(n) The state or quality of being insular, especially the narrow point of view resulting from life in a closed, isolated community

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extenuating

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(adj.) Lessening or mitigating the seriousness or extent of something

29
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cryptic

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(adj. ) Having or seeming to have hidden meaning; mysterious or mystifying
(adj. ) Secret or occult; employing or using code or a cipher

30
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tirade

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(n) An angry, protracted, harshly censorious speech or rant

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damp

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(v) To deaden; hold back or retard the energy of; stifle, suffocate, restrain

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tout

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(v) To solicit business, votes, etc., in a persistent or annoying way
(v) To describe or advertise boastfully; promote or praise excessively

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fallacious

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(adj. ) Built on unsound logic; containing a fallacy (fallacy = logical mistake)
(adj. ) Misleading or delusive

34
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pragmatic

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(adj.) Practical; dealing in facts or real-world occurrences rather than theory or ideals

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debacle

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(n) An utter disaster, collapse, or failure
(n) A rout or violent downfall

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tribute

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(n) A gift, service, or other demonstration of gratitude, admiration, or affection
(n) Evidence or something indicating a praiseworthy quality or characteristic
(n) Payment given or extracted as a sign of submission or in exchange for protection

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inundate

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(v) To cover in water, as in a flood or torrential rain
(v) To overwhelm

38
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turbulence

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(n) Violent commotion or disorder

39
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inveigle

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(v) To lure, induce, or win over by using flattery
(v) To obtain by flattery or coaxing

40
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ferment

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(v) 1. To undergo or cause fermentation (such as yogurt or other such foods)
2. To excite or agitate; to foment

(n) A state of agitation, unrest, or tumult (“the political ferment may lead to revolt”)

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alacrity

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(n) Cheerful willingness or promptness

42
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fetid

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(adj.) Offensive-smelling

43
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decorous

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(adj.) Dignified, correct, or proper in manner or conduct

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jabber

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(v) To talk rapidly, incoherently, or nonsensically

45
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jibe

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(v) To be in harmony, agree

46
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gibe

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(v) To jeer, taunt, deride; (n) a mocking or sarcastic remark

47
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jocular

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(adj.) Characterized by or given to playful jesting; jolly

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vituperative

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(adj.) Characterized by tendency to censure, condemn, or verbally abuse

49
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labile

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(adj.) Apt or likely to change

50
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base

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(adj. ) Mean-spirited, contemptible, or selfish
(adj. ) Showing a lack of values or ethics
(adj. ) Of inferior value or quality

51
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pettifogger

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(n) A shifty or unethical lawyer
(n) A person who bickers or quibbles over trivial matters

52
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confabulate

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(v) Chat, talk casually
(v) To make things up; in psychology, to fill in gaps in one’s memory with “fabulous” stories

53
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fetter

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(v) Shackle, put in chains, restrict the freedom of

54
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vaunt

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(v) Brag about

55
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sophomoric

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(adj. ) Immature, showing lack of judgment
(adj. ) Pretentious and immature at the same time

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