List 11 Flashcards

(32 cards)

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Rosetta Stone

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ancient Egyptian stone with inscriptions in several languages and scripts

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rotunda

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round building or room, a traffic circle

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rudimentary

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basic, elementary, immature

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shortcomings

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failure to meet certain standards

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5
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situate

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to place

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skeptical

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not easily convinced

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strenuously

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requiring great physical exertion or effort

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study

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devote time to acquire knowledge, room used for academic work

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9
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subsist

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maintain or support oneself at minimum level

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subsistence

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act of maintaining or supporting at minimum level

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substantial

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of considerable importance, size, or worth

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succumb

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to yield or give in

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supplement

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something that enhances when added, to add

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supposition

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an uncertain belief

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surmise

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to suppose something is true without evidence

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surpassed by

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to become greater, better, or stronger

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synchronization

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two or more activities happening at the same time or rate

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tenuous

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very weak or slight

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transcending

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to go beyond limits

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unanimity

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agreed by all

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underestimate

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to regard something as less important than it actually is

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underscore

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ungainliness

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lacking in smoothness or dexterity

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universal

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applicable to all cases, done by all

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unobtrusive
not conspicuous or attracting attention
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variable
able to be changed, not consistent
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verisimilitude
the appearance of being true or real
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veteran
person who had had a long experience in the field
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waive
to relinquish, refrain from using
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wayward
difficult to control or predict
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widespread
distributed over a large area or number of people
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withdraw
to take away