vocab 23 Flashcards by Unknown Unknown

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erect

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rigidly upright or straight

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rapt

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completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing

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abrupt

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sudden and unexpected

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disconcerted

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unsettled

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depreciation

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a reduction in the value of an asset with the passage of time

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propound

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to put forward for consideration by others

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presumptuous

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failing to observe the limits

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cogitate

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think deeply abt smth

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sustenance

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food and drick regarded as a source of strength

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proponent

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a person who advocates a theory

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detractor

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a person who disparages so or smth

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liability

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the state of being responsible for smth

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revelation

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a surprising and previously unknown fact

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implication

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the conclusion that can be drawn from smth

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initiative

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the ability to assess things independently

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convey

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to communicate

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ingenious

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clever

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aesthetic

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concerned with beautya

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accomodate

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to provide lodging space for

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epitome

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a person or things taht is perfect example

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rectillnear

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contained by

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laterally

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at, toward, or from the side or sides

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opportunism

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the taking of opportunities

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debased

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reduced in quality or value

impute

to attribute or ascribere

redress

to remedy

unbecoming

not fitting or appropriate

apprasial

an act of asessing smth

prosecution

the institution and conducting of legal proceedings

preoccupied

engrossed in thought; distracted

flack

the side of a person's body

reconcile

to restore friendly relations between

placid

not easily upset or excited

fraught

filled with or likely to result in

decimate

to kill

cataclysmic

relating to or denoting a violent event

tremor

an involuntary quivering movement

amplifying

to increase the volume of sound

upheaval

a violent change to smth

poised

having a composed and self-assured manner

negligible

unimportant

secluded

not seen or visited by many ppl

plummet

to fall or drop straight down at high speed

disparity

a great difference

denounce

to publicly declare to be wrong

woe

great sorrow