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week 8 mon Flashcards

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assess

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estimate

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linchpin

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a central element that holds everything together

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esoteric

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known by a small # of people

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obviate

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to prevent

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iniquity

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wickedness

extreme injustice

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comprise

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to contain

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odious

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arousing disgust

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qualify

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to modify, limit, restrict

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matriculated

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to be admitted to a group

ie college

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juncture

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a point in time

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impromptu

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improvisation

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educe

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to draw up

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hamper

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to keep from moving freely

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enigma

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an ambiguous puzzle

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cupidity

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a strong desire for wealth

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estrange

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to make hostile

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mollify

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to soothe temper

to pacify

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precarious

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dangerously insecure

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nettle

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to bother

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iconoclast

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one who destroys orthodox beliefs

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genial

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cheerful

friendly

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dilatory

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tardiness

dekay

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untimely

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at a premature time

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axiom

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the premise

true statement

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seminal

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original

inspiring further similar efforts

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lexicographer

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person who writes dictionaries

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rhetoric

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persuasive, artful use of language

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eke out

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to add to with difficulty

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marshal

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to arrange in order

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condescend

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to lower oneself

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allay

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to calm

reduce the intensity

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salacious

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lustful, obscene

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detract

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to take away a desirable part

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secular

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not religious

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thespian

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relating to drama

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complicity

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association in a wrongful act

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doss

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impurities formed on the surface while melting metals

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cavil

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to argue in a petty fashion

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verbose

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wordy

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philistine

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a narrow-minded person with no interest in the arts

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retrench

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to reduce expenses

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facsimile

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an duplicate

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debacle

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an overwhelming defeat

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contingent

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dependence on something uncertain

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speculate

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to form an idea without full evidence

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renege

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to fail to carry out a promise

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exact

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to demand

obtain by force

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exalt

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to raise the status of

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efface

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to rub out

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torrent

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a swift flowing stream

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quagmire

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a wet boggy ground

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overt

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open

not hidden

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smug

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showing offensive satisfaction with yourself

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bilk

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to swindle, cheat

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authoritarian

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demanding unquestionable obedience

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conducive

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tending to bring about

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hedge

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to protect against loss

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quandary

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a state of uncertainty

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infer

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to reason from evidence

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sonorous

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having full sound

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munificent

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generous

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premises

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the land and buildings on it

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refute

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to disapprove

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clemency

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mercy

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brusque

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abrupt, curt manner

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hoodwink

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to deceive

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leviathan

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enormous and powerful

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refuge

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shelter, sanctuary

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trite

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worn out

used too often

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subside

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to settle down

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misanthrope

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one who hates mankind

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formidable

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inspiring fear and dread

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charlatan

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a fake

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antithesis

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direct opposition

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jovial

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full of hearty, playful good humor

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tome

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a big book

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err

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a mistake

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pretentious

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claiming dignity and importance

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