Deriv 2.9-2.12 Flashcards

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A condemning as wrong, strong disapproval

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Censure

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2
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Deserving blame, guilty

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Culpable

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3
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Serving as a model or example, worth imitating

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Exemplary

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4
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Acting suddenly with little or no thought, rash, impulsive

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Impetuous

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5
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Peevish, inclined to find fault

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Querulous

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6
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Very sacred, holy, or inviolable

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Sacrosanct

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7
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Pretending to be very holy or pious, affecting righteousness

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Sanctimonious

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8
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Authorized approval or permission

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Sanction

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9
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Spreading from person to person

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Contagious

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10
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Touching along all or most of one side

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Contiguous

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11
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Dependence on chance or uncertain conditions, a possible occurrence

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Contingency

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12
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Flowering, blooming

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Efflorescent

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13
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Drink, absorb

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Imbibe

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14
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Commonplace, everyday

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Mundane

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15
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Restless, unsettled, unruly, hard to control

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Restive

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16
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Able to be wounded or hurt in some way

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Vulnerable

17
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To make less or hard to bear, to lighten or relieve

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Alleviate

18
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To honor the memory of, serve as a memorial

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Commemorate

19
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Shabby, falling into disrepair

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Dilapidated

20
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Lightness, lack of seriousness

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Levity

21
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To soothe the temper of, to appease

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Mollify

22
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A severe or formal rebuke, especially by a person in authority

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Reprimand

23
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A disinclination to express one’s feelings or impart information

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Reticence

24
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Not liking to talk, silent, uncommunicative

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Taciturn

25
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Talkative

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Loquacious

26
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Lowered in social status, having lost class

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Declasse

27
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Religious, pious, showing reverence

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Devout

28
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To be continually changing or varying

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Fluctuate

29
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To give light to, to make clear, explain

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Illuminate

30
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To show to be just, right, in accord with reason

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Justify

31
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A long life, length of time spend in employment

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Longevity

32
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Giving off light

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Luminous

33
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Ruin, complete and irreplaceable loss

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Perdition