Unit Two Flashcards
Review vocabulary. (50 cards)
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concurrent
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occurring at the same time
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confiscate
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to take possession of
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constitute
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to form
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decipher
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to figure out
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default
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not to do something required
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hypothetical
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imaginary
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nominal
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very little
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predominant
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main
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prerequisite
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a requirement
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recession
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an economic setback
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degenerate
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to get worse
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implausible
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unbelievable
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incoherent
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unclear
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intercede
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to plead for someone
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intricate
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complicated
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sanctuary
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a shelter
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scrutiny
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attention
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sinister
A
evil
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suffice
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to be adequate
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vulnerable
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open
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blatant
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unmistakable
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blight
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something that harms
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contrive
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to think up
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garble
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to jumble
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gaunt
very thin
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gloat
to be overly self-satisfied
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immaculate
spotless
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plagiarism
the stealing of ideas
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qualm
a guilty feeling
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retaliate
to take revenge
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curtail
to shorten
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devastate
to upset greatly
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digress
to go off the subject
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incentive
encouragement
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incorporate
to join together
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indispensable
needed
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intermittent
irregular
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rigor
a hardship
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squander
to misuse
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succumb
to yield
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alleviate
to ease
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benefactor
a financial supporter
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covert
concealed
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cynic
someone who believes the worst
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demise
dying
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infamous
known unfavorably
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intrinsic
fundamental
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revulsion
hatred
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speculate
to guess
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virile
having attractive male qualities
