Chapter 1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
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Arrogate
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to take power (without right)
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Acquisative
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able to get and retain ideas; desires to have more things
2
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Banal
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cliché (fish in the sea)
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Belabor
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Over work, work on excessively
4
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Carping
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Being nit-picky, looking for a mistake
5
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Coherent
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Holding or sticking together, story
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Congeal
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Go from a liquid to a solid, At room temp.
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Emulate
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imitate with intent to praise
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Encomium
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a praise or tribute
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Eschew
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Avoid or shun, like during lent
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Germane
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relevant, fitting
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Insatiable
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over demanding
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Intransigent
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stubborn, refusing to compromise
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invideous
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Hateful, Filled with hate
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largesse
A
Bountiful Generosity
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reconnaissance
A
Military investigation
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Substantiate
A
establish with evidence
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taciturn
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shy
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Temporize
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Stall, Stop from proceeding
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tenable
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able to be defended (ideas)
