Vocabulary- Week 4 Flashcards
(36 cards)
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Dearth
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- a lack of
2
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Decimate
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- mass killing or reduction of something
3
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Decree
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- to formally declare with authority
4
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Deference
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- respect or regard
5
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Deficient
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- not enough
(Degree/ amount)
6
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Demonstrate
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- to give evidence for (prove)
- to do as an example
7
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Demur
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- to object to
8
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Deplete
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- to overuse over time
9
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Conduct
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- behave a certain way
- control/ manage
10
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Confidant
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- a trusted person given private information
11
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Confide
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- to share a secret with someone
12
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Confine
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- to restrict or limit
13
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Conjugal
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- related to marriage or marital relationship
14
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Conjure
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- call a spirit to appear using a magic ritual
15
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Corroborate
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- TO provide evidence for a claim
16
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Counteract
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- to work in opposition to
17
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Counter argument
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- argument made to oppose another argument (by criticizing or breaking it down )
18
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Counterproductive
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- (adj) hindering the achievement of a goal
19
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Cram
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- fully fill a container or place
20
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Crisp
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- concise (decisive)
21
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Crushing
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- very serious and inflicting negative things
22
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Culmination
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- final act or climax
23
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Cultivation
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- to foster the growth of
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Conviction
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- firm belief in something
25
Convey
* pass on or transfer info
26
Convergence
* when 2+ things come together
27
Corona
* rarefied gaseous envelope of stars
28
Conventional
* abiding by accepted standards
29
Controversial
* debatable
30
Contradict
* to be in contrast with
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Contend
* to keep or assert opinion
32
Contemptuously
* scornfully (hate or disapproval)
33
Contemplate
* to think deeply abt
34
Contaminated
* made impure by exposure to poisoning/ polluting
35
Constitute
* to form / make up part of something
36
Consensus
* overall agreement
