Unit One Flashcards

Review vocabulary. (50 cards)

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detriment

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a disadvantage

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dexterous

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skilled

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discretion

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good sense

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4
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facetious

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funny

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5
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gregarious

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outgoing

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optimum

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ideal

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7
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ostentatious

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showy

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scrupulous

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ethical

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sensory

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of the sensses

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10
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vicarious

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indirect

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11
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colaborate

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to act as a team

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12
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despondent

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depressed

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13
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instigate

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to cause

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14
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resilient

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quick to recover

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retrospet

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looking back

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rudimentary

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basic

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17
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scoff

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to laugh at

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18
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squelch

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to hold back

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19
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venerate

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to honor

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20
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zealot

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an extremist

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ambiguous

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dissident

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embellish

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fritter

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inadvertent
not intended
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inane
silly
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juxtapose
to put side by side
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lethargy
weariness
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sporadic
irregular
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subsidize
to pay for
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berate
to scold angrily
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estrange
to drive away
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euphoric
very happy
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impetuous
impulsive
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infallible
perfect
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maudlin
overly emotional
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regress
to go backward
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relinquish
to give up
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ubiquitous
found everywhere
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zenith
the highest point
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equivocate
to be unclear
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fortuitous
accidental
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impeccable
flawless
44
liaison
a link
45
predisposed
likely
46
propensity
an inclination
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reprehensible
shameful
48
sham
something false
49
solace
relief
50
solicitous
attentive