Ch. 39 Derivatives Flashcards

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Aegrotat

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(British) a certificate stating that a university student is too ill to attend an examination

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Admonition

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Authoritative counsel or warning

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Animadversion

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Criticism or censure; a comment or remark, esp. a critical one

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Antiquated

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Old-fashioned or outdated

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Armament

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Military weapons and equipment; the process of equipping military forces for war archaic a military force equipped for war

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Count

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A European nobleman whose rank corresponds to that of an English earl

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Deification

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The act of worshipping, regarding, or treating (someone or something) as a god

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Dormitory

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A large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution

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Engender

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Cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition); archaic (of a father) beget (offspring)

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Expulsion

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Rhe action of depriving someone of membership in an organization

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Extension

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A part that is added to something to enlarge or prolong it; a continuation

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Date

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The development of events beyond a person’s control and determined by a supernatural power

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Ferule

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A flat ruler with a widened end, formerly used for punishing children

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Hiemal

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Of or relating to winter; wintry

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Ibid.

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In the same source

Abbreviation of the Latin word ibidem

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Interest

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The state of wanting to know or learn about something or someone

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Jactitation

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The restless tossing of the body in illness; the twitching of a limb or muscle

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Linguistics

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The scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics

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Littoral

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Of, relating to, or situated on the shore of the sea or a lake

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Migration

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Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another; movement or people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions

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Mortuary

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A funeral home or morgue

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Nascent

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Just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential

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Oppidum

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An ancient Roman principal town lacking self-government; especially one having walls and fortifications and serving as a principal strong point

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Proverbial

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Well known, especially so as to be stereotypical

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Sepulchral
Of or relating to a tomb or internment; gloomy; dismal
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Studious
Spending a lot of time studying or reading; done deliberately or with a purpose in mind; showing great care or attention
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Transceiver
A device that da broth transmit and receive communications
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Transliterate
Write or print (a letter or word) using the closest corresponding letters of pa different alphabet or language
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Vivacity
He we quality of being attractively lively and animated