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DH Part 3 Flashcards

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Trivial

Minutiae

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Trifling; unimportant; insignificant

Minor everyday details

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Diminutive

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Very small

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Exhort

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To encourage; to urge; to give a pep talk; to IMPLORE

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Antipathy

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Strong dislike; ill will; the state of DETESTING someone; ENMITY; RANCOR

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Digress

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To depart from a subject; to wander; to ramble

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Tenacious

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Characterized by holding fast; showing great determination in holding on something that is valued

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Indulgent

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Characterized by excessive generosity; overly tolerant

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Polarize

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To create disunity or dissension; to break up into opposing factions or groups; to be DIVISIVE

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Nebulous

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Vague; cloudy; misty; lacking a fully-developed form

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Analogy

Analogous

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A similarity or likeness between things-events, ideas, actions, trends-that are otherwise unrelated

Comparable or similar in certain respects

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Ephemeral, Fleeting, Evanescent

Perennial

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Very brief; lasting for a short time; transient

Returning year after year; enduring

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Penchant, Predilection, Propensity

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A liking or preference for something; a BENT; an INCLINATION

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Capricious, Mercurial, Fickle

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Very changeable; characterized by constantly shifting moods

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Boorish, Uncouth, Crass

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Vulgar; characterized by crude behavior and deplorable manners; unrefined

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Indignant

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Characterized by outrage at something that is perceived as unjust

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Innuendo

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A veiled reference; an insinuation

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Thwart, Stymie

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To stop; to frustrate; to prevent

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Adroit, Deft, Adept

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To have or show great skill; DEXTEROUS; nimble

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Admonish

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To earnestly caution; to warn another I avoid a course of action

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Incontrovertible

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Impossible to deny or disprove; demonstrably true

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Voracious, Ravenous, Rapacious

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A huge appetite that cannot be satisfied; INSATIABLE

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Callous

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Emotionally hardened; insensitive; unfeeling

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Intrepid, Undaunted

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Courageous; resolute; fearless

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Nonchalant

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Having an air of casual indifference; coolly unconcerned; UNFLAPPABLE

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Convoluted

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Winding, twisting, and therefore difficult to understand; intricate

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