23/8 Flashcards
Vocab list 4
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Dichotomy
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(N) div. Between two different things
Repeated branching into two parts
2
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Ascribe
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(V) to regard something as being due to something
3
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Milieu
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(N)A persons social environment
4
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Tenuous
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(Adj) very weak or slight
5
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Egalitarian
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(N) based on principle of equal rights
6
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Inordinately
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(Adv) excessively
7
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Mercurial
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(Adj) subject to sudden changes of mind or mood
8
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Plutocracy
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(N) society controlled by rich
9
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Vigilant
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(Adj) keeping proper watch for possible danger or difficulties
10
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Attune
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(V) 1. making receptive or awar
- Accustom or acclimatize
- Make harmonious
11
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Recalcitrant
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(Adj) having obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or
12
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Pervasive
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(Adj) spreading widely through an area or people
Usually unwanted
13
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Jaded
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(Adj) bored after having too much of something
14
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Posited
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(V) put forward as basis for argument
