The Student Vocab (180-189) Flashcards
Learn words from Michael Roth's *The Student*
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aberration
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(n)
something/someone that departs from what is normal, usual, or expected
2
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truncate
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(v)
to shorten the duration/extent of
3
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pedagogical
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(adj)
of/relating to teaching/education
4
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civic
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(adj)
relating to the duties/activities of a person/people in relation to a city or town
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itinerant
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(adj)
traveling from place to place
6
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rectitude
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(n)
morally correct behavior/thinking; righteousness
7
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punctilious
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(adj)
showing great attention to detail or proper behavior
8
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chide
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(v)
to speak out in anger; to voice disapproval; to scold/rebuke
9
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tumult
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(n) great confusion; a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people
10
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extricate
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(v)
to free/remove something from difficulty/entanglement