Vocab Unit 1-3 Flashcards by Peg 40

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Vinc/vict

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To conquer

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Invincible

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Unable to be conquered

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Provincial

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Limited in knowledge of the world; narrow minded

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Evince

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To establish

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Duc/duct

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To lead

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Conducive

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Supportive;encouraging; helping to bring about

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Induce

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To lead toward some action

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Deduce

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To draw a conclusion from fact; to infer

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Tract

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To drag

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Protracted

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Extended in time; prolonged

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Intractable

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Stubborn; obstinate; hard to move forward

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Retract

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To draw back; withdraw

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Peto

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To seek aggressively, to assail, to rush

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Petulant

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Irritable or short tempered

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Impetuous

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Acting passionately and without forethought

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Impetus

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That which drives one

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Fract/fring/frang

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To break

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Fractious

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Tending to argue or cause discord

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Infraction

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Minor violation of a rule or law

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Infringe

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To intrude on an area belonging to another

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Cis

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To cut, to kill

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Excise

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To cut out of remove

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Incisive

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Sharply cutting, direct and powerful

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Consise

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Brief and straightforward

Tom

To cut

Tome

A large and serious book

Epitome

The best most typical example

Dichotomy

Two opposite parts of one whole

Anatomy

The structure of parts, taken as a whole

Punct

To sting or pierce

Compunction

Feeling of regret or remorse

Punctilious

Paying strict attention to detail

Pungent

Stinging or biting, especially in taste or smell

Pels/puls

To push, to drive

Compel

To force or strongly persuade

Impulse

A sudden involuntary urge to do something

Expel

To send out or away

Jac/ject

To throw, to cast

Conjecture

A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence

Dejected

downcast or sad, depressed

abject

lowly,miserable, and wretched

mit/mis

send

emissary

an agent sent on a mission

dismissive

showing little regard, scornful

remiss

failing to fulfill one's duty

mot/mov

to move

motive

cause for action

motif

a recurring theme, subject, or idea

emote

to dramatically express emotions