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unit 2 Flashcards

(48 cards)

1
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shockingly obvious; outrageous

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flagrant

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2
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to take a risk of; dare

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venture

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3
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including all or much

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comprehensive

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4
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to restore to a normal life through therapy or education

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rehabilitate

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5
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to continue with an effort or plan despite difficulties

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persevere

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6
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complete confusion

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turmoil

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7
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an event bringing great loss and misery

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calamity

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8
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to consider carefully; think deeply about

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ponder

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9
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customary; ordinary

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conventional

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10
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enigma

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a mystery or puzzle

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11
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dispatch

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to send to a specific place or on specific business

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nocturnal

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of, about, or happening in the night; active at night

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attest

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to make a statement about something on the basis of personal experience; bear witness; testify

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orient

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to determine one’s location or direction; to locate in relation to a direction(east, west, etc.)

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discern

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to recognize; detect

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16
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enhance

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To improve; add to the strength, beauty, or value of something

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17
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attribute

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Moving or able to move from place to place

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18
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exemplify

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to be an example of; be typical of

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19
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constitute

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to make up; be part of

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20
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default

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to fail to do something required

21
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predominant

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most common or most noticeable

22
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prerequisite

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something required beforehand

23
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confiscate

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to seize with authority; legally take possession of

24
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decipher

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to interpret or read(something confusing or hard to make out)

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nominal
slight; very small compared with what might be expected
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concurrent
Happening or existing at the same time; simultaneous
27
recession
A temporary decline in business
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hypothetical
Supposed for the sake of argument or examination; imaginary; theoretical
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Intricate
Having many parts arranged in a complicated way; complex
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suffice
To be good enough
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degenerate
To worsen; deteriorate
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sanctuary
A place of safety, protection, or relief
33
Intercede
To make a request or plead on behalf of someone else
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Vulnerable
Open to damage or attack; susceptible
35
Implausible
Difficult to believe; unlikely
36
sinister
Evil; wicked
37
Scrutiny
Close inspection; careful examination
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Incoherent
Unable to speak in an orderly, logical way
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flex, flec
Bend
40
semi-
Partly; half
41
bio-
Life; of living things
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pater, patri
Father
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-ate
Cause to become
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-ward
In the direction of; toward
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claim, clam
Call; cry out
45
forc, fort
Strong
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hum
Person; having to do with people
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