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
original
| inspiring further similar efforts
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lexicographer
person who writes dictionaries
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rhetoric
persuasive, artful use of language
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eke out
to add to with difficulty
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marshal
to arrange in order
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condescend
to lower oneself
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allay
to calm
| reduce the intensity
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salacious
lustful, obscene
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detract
to take away a desirable part
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secular
not religious
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thespian
relating to drama
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complicity
association in a wrongful act
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doss
impurities formed on the surface while melting metals
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cavil
to argue in a petty fashion
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verbose
wordy
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philistine
a narrow-minded person with no interest in the arts
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retrench
to reduce expenses
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facsimile
an duplicate
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debacle
an overwhelming defeat
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contingent
dependence on something uncertain
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speculate
to form an idea without full evidence
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renege
to fail to carry out a promise
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exact
to demand
| obtain by force
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exalt
to raise the status of
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efface
to rub out
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torrent
a swift flowing stream
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quagmire
a wet boggy ground
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overt
open
| not hidden
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smug
showing offensive satisfaction with yourself
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bilk
to swindle, cheat
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authoritarian
demanding unquestionable obedience
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conducive
tending to bring about
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hedge
to protect against loss
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quandary
a state of uncertainty
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infer
to reason from evidence
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sonorous
having full sound
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munificent
generous
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premises
the land and buildings on it
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refute
to disapprove
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clemency
mercy
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brusque
abrupt, curt manner
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hoodwink
to deceive
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leviathan
enormous and powerful
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refuge
shelter, sanctuary
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trite
worn out
| used too often
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subside
to settle down
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misanthrope
one who hates mankind
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formidable
inspiring fear and dread
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charlatan
a fake
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antithesis
direct opposition
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jovial
full of hearty, playful good humor
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tome
a big book
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err
a mistake
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pretentious
claiming dignity and importance
