Deriv 37-40 Flashcards

1
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Misfortune, trouble

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Adversity

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2
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Deteriorate, deprecate

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Degenerate

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3
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To bring into being, produce

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Generate

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4
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Absence of pride or pretentiousness

A

Humility

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5
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Dishonorable, base, mean

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Ignoble

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6
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An army composed of citizens rather than professional soldiers

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Militia

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7
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Vulgar, coarse, common

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Plebeian

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8
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(Adj.) renewed, restored

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Regenerate

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9
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To make better

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Ameliorate

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10
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Wealthy class

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Patrician

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11
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Able to use both hands with equal ease

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Ambidextrous

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12
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Adroit, having skill in the use of the hands or body

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Dexterous

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13
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Coming into being, being born

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Nascent

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14
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Making worse, disparaging, derogatory

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Pejorative

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15
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Rebirth, new life, strength or vigor

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Renascence

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16
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Mental deterioration due to old age

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Senility

17
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Clamorous; loud and noisy in making one’s feelings known

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Vociferous

18
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Skill, ingenuity, trickery

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Artifice

19
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Made as a substitute for something natural; unnatural; affected

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Artificial

20
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Fair, just

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Equitable

21
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Lack of justice, unfairness

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Inequity

22
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Calling for much hard work, difficult

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Laborious

23
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At the same time

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Simultaneously

24
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Changeable, inconstant

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Variable

25
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A device to bring in fresh air and drive out foul air

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Ventilator

26
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Conferring honor, showing respect

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Honorific

27
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Harmful, damaging, offensive

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Injurious

28
Q

Range or sphere of authority

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Jurisdiction

29
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The science or philosophy of law

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Jurisprudence

30
Q

A musical composition; a literary work

A

Opus

31
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To cause to be alarmed or agitated

A

Perturb

32
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Violently agitated, tumultuous

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Turbulent