English vocab quiz 2 Flashcards

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Immune

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To be resistant to; not affected by a given influence

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2
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Eclectic

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Selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas; variety of sources

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3
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Nocturnal

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Belonging to or active during the night

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4
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Stereotype

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Held ideas or preconceptions about specific groups

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5
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Vacillate

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Be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions

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6
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Jovial

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Full of high spirits; to describe people who show good humor and are full of joy

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7
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Despondent

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Without or almost without hope

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8
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Quota

A

specefic number of things

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9
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Tumult

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A state of commotion and noise and confusion; violent agitation

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Quandary

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A state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

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Commemorate

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Call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony

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12
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Pulverize

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Make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; destroy completely

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13
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Inference

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Making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions

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14
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Camouflage

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The act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance: disguise

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15
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Mosaic

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Art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass

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16
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Parasite

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An organism that lives in or on a host (another organism); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host

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Cower

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Curl up; show submission or fear

18
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Strategy

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An elaborate plan of action

19
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Renaissance

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The period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries

20
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Formidable

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Extremely impressive in strength or excellence

21
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Assimilation

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The social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

22
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Americanization

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Assimilation into American culture