8/4/14 Flashcards by Meeka Halperin

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subjugation

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to bring under domination or control

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incontrovertible

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not able to be denied or disputed

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contentious

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controversial, causing argument

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diminutive

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extremely small

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sacerdotal

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relating to priests or the priesthood

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discerning

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having good judgement

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litanies

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long, tedious account of something

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fecund

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rich, abundant

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brio

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vigor

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cumbrously

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to move in awkward fashion

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capriciously

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unpredictable

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ponderous

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clumsy, heavy, awkward

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prosaic

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dull, original

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pedagogy

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having to do with the art of teaching

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modicum

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small amount

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semblance

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appearance

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dexterity

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deftness, skill

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consummate

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complete, conclude

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sanguine

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hopefulness

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aplomb

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confident, self assured

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supercilious

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arrogant, haughty, conceited

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indefensible

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not justifiable by argument, indefensible, unjustifiable

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unimpeachable

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can’t be criticized

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aboveboard

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legitimate, honest

fastidious

meticulous

scrupulous

careful, meticulous

imperil

endanger

truculence

defiant, aggressive

insatiable

unappeasable, uncontrollable

derelict

dilapidated

erratic

unpredictable

inveterate

staunch, hardened, ingrained

untiring

vigorous

zealot

fanatic

austerity

severity, strictness

ascetic

self-denying, abstinent

libertine

womanizer, philanderer

nonpartisan

unbiased, impartial, neutral

beleaguered

besieged

spurious

bogus, fake, counterfeit

spasmodically

with spasms