11th/12th grade Flashcards
(85 cards)
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abrogate
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to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal
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acerbic
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sour or astringent in taste
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ameliorate
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to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve
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amend
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to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure
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arbitrarily
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subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one’s discretion
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archaic
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articulated
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auspicious
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banal
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calibrate
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capricious
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caveat
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connotative
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consolidate
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conversely
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deleterious
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denote
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didactic
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disparaging
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divulge
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dogmatic
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eclectic
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ephemeral
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epiphany
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facetious
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finite
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formulate
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fortuitous
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frivolity
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frivolous
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hinder
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hubris
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inane
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incognito
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indispensable
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infrastructure
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insulated
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intangible
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itemize
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gist
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juxtaposition
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levity
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lexicon
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loquacious
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milieu
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myopic
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nefarious
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obsequious
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offset
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omnipotent
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pejorative
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periphery
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pertinent
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posit
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predictability
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predictor
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recapitulate
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recede
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reciprocal
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rescind
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restraint
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salient
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sought
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specificity
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staggering
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subjugate
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substantial(ly)
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subtlety
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succinct
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suffice
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superfluous
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symbiotic
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ubiquitous
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underlying
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assumption
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unilateral
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usage
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usurp
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vehement(ly)
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vested
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vilify
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visceral
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whereas
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whereby
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wrought with
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