Drill 1 Flashcards by Shaneka W.

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Initiative

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readiness and ability in initiating actions

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implementations

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putting into effect

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aptitudes

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ability or capacity for something

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temperaments

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natural predisposition

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initiative

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readiness and ability to initiate

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lassitude

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wariness from body or mind from strain

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mitigate

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To lessen in force or intensity

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invigorate

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to fill with life and energy, to give vigor.

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viscous

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Sticky, thick, adhesive

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corroboration

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to make more certain

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renowned

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celebrated; famous

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Contingent

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Dependent on something not yet certain

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cogent

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Compelling belief; forcefully convincing

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insistent

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persistent

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proscribed

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to denounce or condemn as dangerous or harmful

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touted

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to solicit business, employment or the like.

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admonished

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to council against something

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congruities

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a state of being congruous; harmony.

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pejorative

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having a belittling effect or force.

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banal

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devoid of freshness or originality.

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obfuscate

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to confuse, belittle or stupefy.

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abrogate

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to abolish by formal or official means.

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canonize

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glorify

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sycophants

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self serving parasite

pedants

a person who makes an inappropriate display of learning.

benefactors

a person who helps

adversaries

a group or person who opposes or attacks

mavericks

a person who takes a lone stand from colleagues

despondency

Depression of spirit due to loss courage and hope

fruition

Attainment of anything desired

confounded

confused

glut

to feed or fill to excess

belied

to show to be false

underscored

to stress; to emphasize

assiduous

constant, unremitting; working diligently.

pecuniary

of or pertaining to money

sinecure

an office or position requiring little or no work

mendicant

begging; practicing begging

panacea

a remedy for all disease

prolix

long and wordy

timorous

full of fear

precarious

dependent on circumstances beyond ones control

staunch

firm or steadfast in principal.

monetary

pertaining to the currency of a country