Final test 2 Flashcards

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tenure

A

the right to remain permanently a job, land,โ€ฆ

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2
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deem

A

to consider or judge

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3
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legitimacy

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the quality of being legal

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4
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trivial

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having little value or importance
~ inconsequential

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5
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compassionate

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feeling or showing sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others, and wanting to help them

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6
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anticipate

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expect

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7
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commodify

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to treat or consider something as a commodity (= a product that can be bought and sold)

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8
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evaluating

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~tallying ~ganging

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9
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engender

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cause sth to exist
~elicit ~generate

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10
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insurmountable

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to great to be overcome
~insuperable ~irresolvable

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equivocal

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not clear, seeming to have 2 opposite meanings
~ambiguous ~embivalent

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12
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irreproachable

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without fault therefore impossible to criticize

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13
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ineluctable

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impossible to avoid
~inevitable ~unavoidable

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14
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intractable

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hard to deal with

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15
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antithetical

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directly contrasted

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16
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indispensable

17
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amalgamate

18
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dissuade

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persuade someone not to do sth
~deter

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garner

A

collect sth after much work

20
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endeavor to

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attempt to

21
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circumvent

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to avoid (especially cleverly or illegally)

22
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maneuverability

A

kha nang co dong

23
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perch

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to be in a high position or near the edge

24
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locomotion

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the ability to move
~movement

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unattainable
unachievable
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celestial body
a natural object outside the Earth's atmosphere
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cranium
skull
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cease
to stop sth
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numb
if a part of your body is numb, you are unable to feel it
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quietude
a state of being calm and peaceful
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lenient
not as severe or strong in punishment as would be expected
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exhibit
show
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inhabit
to live in a place
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introspective
examining and considering your own ideas instead of talking to other people
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resemble
to look like to remind of sth
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probe
attempt to discover information by asking a lot of questions
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momentum
the force that keep an object moving
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underscore
highlight
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enactment
the making of a law