Lesson 1 Flashcards
(15 cards)
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Brusque
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- Abrupt in manner or speech ; gruff
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Avid
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- Having a strong desire for,to the point of greed
2. Eager , Enthusiastic
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Concise
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- Short and to the point
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- Demean
2. Demeaning
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- To cause a lowering of self-esteem ; to lower in reputation r character
- Degrading
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Despicable
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- Deserving contempt or scorn
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Emulate
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- To try to equal; to imitate
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Evoke
Evocation
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- To call forth; to produce
- To bring to mind, often by suggestion
- Creating something again, especially through imagination
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Excruciating
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- Very painful
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- Inaugurate
2. Inauguration
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- To install in office with a formal ceremony
- To begin officially or mark the opening of
- The act of installing into office
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Pervade
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- To spread throughout
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Proprietor
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- An owner of a store or other business
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Pseudonym
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1.A fictitious name used by an author; a pen name
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Rebuff
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- To reject bluntly
2. To drive back
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Resilient
Resilience
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- Capable of recovering quickly from misfortune
- Returning quickly to an original shape or condition
- The ability to recover
- The ability to spring back
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Turbulent
Turbulence
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- Chaotic; unruly
- Stormy; tempestuous
- Great disturbance or agitation
- Rapid changes in wind speed a d direction in the atmosphere