Hackers Lesson 26-30 Flashcards by Bill Kim

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thwart

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to stop something before it is able to succeed

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abstain

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to refrain from action

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deterrent

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something that acts to discourage

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impede

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to slow the progress of, to block

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hinder

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to show the progress of

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curtail

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to make less

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impediment

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something that works to impede progress; a hindrance

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stymie

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to present an obstacle to

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dissuade

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to persuade not to do something

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refrain

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to hold back from doing

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abstinence

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the voluntary avoidance of something

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tentative

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uncertain

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hamper

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to restrict the progress of

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abstemious

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sparing or moderate in consumption

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destitute

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completely penniless

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frugal

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economical; good with money

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remuneration

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payment for services

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impecunious

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without money

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improvident

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failing to provide for the future

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parsimony

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excessive thriftiness

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venal

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able to be bribed

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thrifty

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economical; good with money

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pauper

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an extremely poor individual

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mercenary

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one who gives his services to the highest bidder

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perquisite

payment or privilege received in addition to wages

insolvent

bankrupt

indigent

impoverished, poor

pecuniary

pertaining to money

prophecy

prediction of the future

harbinger

a precursor

augur

to predict the future

premonition

a forewarning

portend

to give advance warning

prescient

having knowledge of future events

omen

a sign of something to come

foresight

the ability to see things coming

clairvoyant

one with great foresight

portent

an omen of a future event

preempt

to block by acting first

premeditate

to plan ahead of time

prophetic

able to tell the future

bode

to be an omen for something

archaic

ancient

relic

an object from an ancient time

decrepit

worn out from old age or use

antiquated

obsolete; outdated

antediluvian

very old

defunct

no longer in existence

perpetuate

to keep from dying out

outmoded

to out of fashion; obsolete

artifact

an object of historical interest

obsolete

outmoded

dilapidated

worn out from old age or use

threadbare

shabby; worn down such that the threads show

archive

a collection of historically interesting material

apathy

lack of feeling; lack of interest

apprehensive

anxious about what is to come

contrite

repentant

lament

to mourn, to show sorrow

console

to comfort

impassive

lacking emotion

ignominy

humiliation; shame

pathos

feeling of sorrow

empathy

the ability to identify with another's feeling

penitent

having mined feeling toward something

poignant

causing a sharp emotional response

remorse

regret for past deeds

antipathy

strong feelings against something