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Word 5 Flashcards

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Gumption

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Noun
Spirited initiative 

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Shrewd

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Adjective
Showing sharp judgement 
Or piercingly cold

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Pathological

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Adjective
Caused by an illness or compulsive

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Darwin’s theory

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States that species change over time and new species come from
What already preexists

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5
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Syncopation

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Noun
A variety of rhythms played together to make a piece of music

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6
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Encumbered 

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Verb
Restrict or burden something

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Monetize

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Verb
To Earn revenue from an asset

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Premasticating

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Verb
Pre-chewing 

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Contentious

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Adjective
Likely to cause an argument

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Revile

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Verb
Criticize in an abusive manner 

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Verbatim

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Adverb or adjective
Quoted in exactly the same words

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Adjudicate

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Verb
make a formal decision about a problem

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Presupposition

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Noun
I think tactically assumed beforehand

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Discordance

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Noun
A Lack of agreement

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Vicissitudes

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Noun
A change of circumstances typically unpleasant

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Rarified

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Adjective
Relating to air especially of high altitudes
or distance from the lives and concerns of people 

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Consonance

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Noun
Agreement between opinions
Or the recurrence of similar sounds

18
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Consonant

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Noun
The letters in the alphabet that are not vowels which block air by using your teeth tongue or lips

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Interim

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Noun or adjective
In the meantime

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Firms 

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21
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Statute

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Noun
A written law passed by legislative body

22
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Legislative

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Noun
The exercise of power to make rules

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Promulgation

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24
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Preliminary

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Adjective
An action done before in preparation for something more important 

25
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According 

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Adverb
As stated by
Or Depending on whether 

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