Unit Two Flashcards
Review vocabulary. (50 cards)
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attrition
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a natural loss of individuals
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circumvent
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to avoid
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cohesive
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connected
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grievous
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terrible
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inundate
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to flood
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oblivious
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not noticing
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reticent
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quiet
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robust
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strong and well
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sanction
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to grant approval of
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vociferous
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loud
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bolster
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to support
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depreciate
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to become less valuable
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indiscriminate
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not selective
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inquisitive
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questioning
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nebulous
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indefinite
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relegate
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to send
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replete
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filled
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sedentary
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involving much sitting
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tenet
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a principle
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terse
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short
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clandestine
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secret
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contingency
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a possiblity
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egocentric
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selfish
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exonerate
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to be found not guilty
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incongruous
contradictory
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indigenous
native
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liability
a handicap
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prolific
creating abundantly
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reinstate
to put back
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superfluous
unnecessary
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austere
very plain
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esoteric
difficult to understand
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facsimile
an accurate copy
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grotesque
strange-looking
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mesmerize
to fascinate
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metamorphosis
a change in form
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notorious
regarded negatively
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perfunctory
uninterested
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provocative
attention-getting
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travesty
a joking, disrespectful imitation
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connoisseur
an authority
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conspiracy
a plot
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contrite
sorry
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distraught
upset
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germane
related
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lucid
easy to understand
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plight
an unfortunate situation
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superficially
slightly
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symmetrical
balanced
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verbose
wordy
