p. 213-215 Flashcards by Mike Geraghty

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mobility

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ability to move or be moved

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marred

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impaired the perfection of

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negate

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to destroy the validity of something

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nullify

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to make invalid or worthless

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obliterate

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to wipe out, remove all traces

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ominous

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signaling something evil is about to happen

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premonition

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a feeling that something is about to happen

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sluggish

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lacking energy

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speculation

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the act of thinking about or pondering something

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supremacy

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the state of being supreme, or having the most power

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synchronize

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to cause to occur at the same time

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unethical

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having bad moral principles

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unheralded

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unnoticed or unappreciated

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unprecedented

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without parallel

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vanquish

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overpower an enemy completely

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condemn

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to express strong disapproval of

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conformity

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the act of becoming similar or identical to

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conventional

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traditional, mundane

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detrimental

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causing damage or harm

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exacerbate

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to make worse

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implausible

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not possible, not imaginable

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infallible

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unable to be proven wrong

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mitigate

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to make less severe

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opaque

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not transparent, hard to understand

pastiche

piece of music, writing, or art combining several different sources or styles

plagiarist

a person who presents someone else's work as his or her own

soporific

causing sleep

inaudible

too quiet to be heard

persecution

tormenting a person because of his or her beliefs

provincial

having a narrow scope

provoke

anger, arouse, bring to action

rectify

fix, correct

renounce

to give up or put aside

sanctuary

a safe place or a room for worship

slothful

lazy

tantamount

equivalent in effect or meaning

vulnerable

capable of being hurt