Unit Three Flashcards
Review vocabulary. (50 cards)
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adept
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skillful
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encompass
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to include
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entrepreneur
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a business investor
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eradicate
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to erase
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homogeneous
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the same throughout
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presumptuous
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too forward
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sordid
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ugly
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standardize
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to make the same
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stint
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a length of time
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stringent
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demanding
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exhort
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to urge
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flamboyant
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flashy
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foible
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a minor fault
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innocuous
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without bad effects
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magnanimous
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forgiving
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masochist
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someone who enjoys being hurt
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meticulous
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very careful
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rancor
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deep hostility
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recrimination
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an accusation in reply
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repugnant
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disgusting
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atrophy
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to waste away
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deplore
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to condemn
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deprivation
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a deficiency
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exacerbate
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to make worse
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imperative
essential
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mitigate
to relieve
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objective
fair
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panacea
a complete solution
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unprecedented
unheard-of
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utilitarian
practical
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decorum
proper conduct
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espouse
to speak for
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exhilaration
happiness
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exorbitant
extremely high
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extricate
to untangle
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facilitate
to make possible
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orthodox
traditional
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rejuvenate
to give new life to
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synchronize
to coordinate
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tenuous
shaky
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analogy
a comparison
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annihilate
to wipe out
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criterion
a standard
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emanate
to come out
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holistic
concerned with the whole
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placebo
a fake medicine
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proficient
expert
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staunch
faithful
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subversive
intended to destroy
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vindicate
to prove innocent
