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Define: Ameliorate (v)

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To improve

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Define: Aegis (n)

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Auspices

Sponsorship

Support

Protection

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Define: Blight (n)

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Destruction

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Define: Ambivalent (adj)

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Equivocal

Doubtful

Uncertain

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Define: Astute (adj)

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Clever

Knowing

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Define: Codify (v)

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To reduce to a code

To arrange or systemize

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Define: Assent (v)

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To agree

To express approval

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Define: Adroit (adj)

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Expert or nimble in use of hands/body

Resourceful

Skillful

Ingenious

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Define: Adept (adj)

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Very Skilled

Proficient

Expert

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Define: Dominion (n)

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The power or right of governing and controlling

Rule/Control/Domination

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Define: Incumbent (noun)

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The holder of an office

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Define: Mutually exclusive/disjoint (adj)

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2 events that cannot occur at the same time (i.e. have no common outcomes)

Example: Flip 1 coin, can be H or T, not both.

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Define: Supplant (v)

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To replace one thing by something else

To take place of another through force, scheming, strategy, etc

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Define: Conflate (v)

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To fuse into one entity

Merge

Combine

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Define: Conjecture (n)

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An inference/judgment based on incomplete evidence

Opinion

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Define: Forbear (v)

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To refrain from

To abstain

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Define: Conclusively (adv)

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Irrefutably

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Define: Contention (n)

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Opposition

Rivalry

The act of trying to win a debate

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Define: Constituency (n)

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Any body of supporters/customers

A body of citizens entitled to elect a representative

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Define: Circumvent (v w/ object)

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To go around

To bypass

To avoid

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Define: Disparate (adj)

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Distinct

Different

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Define: Dissent (v w/out object)

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To disagree

To differ in opinion

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Define: Disavow (v)

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To disown

To repudiate

To disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for

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Define: Dearth (n)

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A scarcity

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Define: Deploy (v)
To come into a position of readiness To move strategically
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Define: Dogmatic (adj)
Someone who expresses opinions very strongly as if the opinions were facts Dictatorial
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Define: Deprave (v)
To make morally bad To corrupt
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Define: Impervious (adj)
Can't be impaired Can't be influenced Can't be penetrated
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Define: Dissipate (v)
To scatter in various directions To dispel To spend or use wastefully or extravagantly To squander To deplete
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Define: Confer (v)
To grant/ bestow (i.e. an honor or right) To have discussions To exchange opinions
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Define: Advent (n)
Arrival Coming into place, view or being
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Define: Pander (v)
To provide gratification to others desires
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Define: Efficacy (n)
The capacity to produce a desired result/effect
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Define: Enigma (n)
A puzzling situation
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Define: Equivocal (adj)
Uncertain Ambigious
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Define: Eschew (v)
To abstain
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Define: Evade (v)
To avoid
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Define: Evince (v)
To display clearly To reveal
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Define: Futile (adj)
Useless Can't produce any result
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Define: Forsook (v w/ object)
To abandon To quit
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Define: Famine (n)
Extreme scarcity/shortage, typically of food
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Define: Gradient (n)
Slope The degree of inclination/declination
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Define: Hegemonic (adj)
Having influence, control, and/or authority over others
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Define: Impetus (n)
The driving force Stimulus
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Define: Ingenuity (n)
Inventiveness Cleverness
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Define: Imminent (adj)
Forthcoming About to happen
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Define: Kin (n)
Relatives/family
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Define: Amenable (adj)
Willing Cooperative Pliable Open to persuasion
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Define: Tantamount (adj)
Equivalent Same
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Define: Haste (n)
A very swift/quick actions
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Define: Malleable (adj)
Adaptable Flexible
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Define: Pedagogical (adj)
Academic Dogmatic Teaching Profound
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Define: Obstinate (adj)
Stubborn Firm Won't yield to persuasion
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Define: Omnipotent (adj)
Godlike Divine
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Define: Ominous (adj)
Dangerous Threatening Portending evil/harm
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Define: Preclude (v w/ object)
To prevent To exclude To make something impossible
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Define: Prudent (adj)
Wise Sagacious Provident
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Define: Putative (adj)
Hypothetical Reputed Supposed
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Define: Petulant (adj)
Showing sudden, impatient irritation - usually over an annoyance
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Define: Pragmatic (adj)
Sensible Logical Practical
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Define: Plague (n)
Disease that is wide spread Epidemic
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Define: Referendum (n)
A / Group of vote(s) on a measure (Principle proposed/passed by legislative body, which is then passed to electorate body to vote. Electorate party approves or rejects principle)
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Define: Remote (adj)
Far apart Secluded
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Define: Rescind (v)
To revoke To repeal
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Define: Resonant (adj)
Vibrant / deep / powerful in sound
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Define: Rudimentary (adj)
Elementary Basic Fundamental
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Define: Retribution (n)
Something given or demanded in repayment, especially punishment Punishment for evil done or reward for good done Compensation Redress
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Define: Reify (v)
To treat a concept as an object To represent To materialize To demonstrate To symbolize
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Define: Salient (adj)
Prominent Conspicuous Important
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Define: Stagnant (adj)
Inactive Sluggish
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Define: Scrupulous (adj)
Extremely careful Meticulous Punctiliously careful
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Define: Spurious (adj)
Fake Apocryphal
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Define: Transgress (v)
To violate a law, command or moral code To offend/sin To Surpass
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Define: Ubiquitous (adj)
Being everywhere at the same time Broad Universal Extensive Pervasive
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Define: Unanimous (adj)
In complete agreement
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Define: Unearth (v)
To uncover or bring to light through search and inquiry To dig up
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Define: Veracity (adj)
Accuracy Correctness
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Define: Vindicate (v)
To justify To *alleviate* accusation, imputation, and suspicion To exonerate To exculpate To corroborate
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Define: Vacillation (n)
A state of indecision or irresolution Fluctuation
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Define: Venerate (v)
To admire
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Define: Vernacular (adj)
Common Popular Native

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