Oct 23 Flashcards

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Adept

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having knowledge or skill

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Omnipotent

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almighty and all powerful

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Advocate

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someone who promotes or defends something

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Contemplate

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to think deeply about

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5
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Corroborate

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to provide evidence for; to back up (a claim)

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Demur

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to object to

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Culmination

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the final act or climax

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Decree

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to declare formally and with authority

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Bolster

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to support, strengthen, or fortify

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Disdain

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a lack of respect and strong dislike (toward something or someone)

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Abate

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to become less active, less intense, or less in amount

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Promulgate

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to put into law or formally declare

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Ornate

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highly detailed and decorated

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Oust

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to remove or force out of

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15
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Tentative

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not yet finalized

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Surmount

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overcome (a difficulty or obstacle).

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Surly

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unfriendly; inclined to anger

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Fluctuate

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to be unstable; to rise and fall

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Geriatric

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relating to old age

20
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Egregious

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extremely bad

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Fiscal

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related to (government) money

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Enumerate

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to specify or count

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Ignominious

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publicly shameful or humiliating

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Sparingly

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insufficiently, meagerly, or in a restricted manner

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Empirical
derived from experience, observation, or an experiment
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Endow
to equip or bestow
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Exacerbate
to make worse or increase the severity of
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Undulate
to move as ripples or in a wavy pattern
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Scorn
to look down on with disdain
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Eloquent
having refined or expressive communication skills