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Vocabulary Weeks 6-10 Flashcards

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chronic

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adj. - lasting a long time

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fitful

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adj. - happening at intervals

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impartial

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adj. - fair

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indigent

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adj. - very poor

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remorse

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noun - feeling of sorrow or guilt

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6
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catalyst

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noun - something or someone who brings about a change

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vicarious

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adj.- experiencing something through another person

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scrutinize

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verb - to look at carefully

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arduous

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adj.- hard to do

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antithesis

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noun - the direct opposite

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calamity

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noun - deep trouble or misery

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diffuse

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verb - to spread out in every direction

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foible

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noun - a small fault or weakness in a person’s character

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hoard

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verb - to collect and store away (often secretly)

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obtuse

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adj. - slow in understanding

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mortify

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verb - to make embarrassed or ashamed

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eulogy

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noun - high praise for a deceased person

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clemency

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noun - mercy

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susceptible

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adj. - very sensitive to

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skeptical

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adj. - not easily convinced

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substantiate

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verb - to support with proof or evidence

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devoid

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adj. - entirely without; lacking

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blithe

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adj. - happy and cheerful

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zealot

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noun - a person who shows great enthusiasm for a cause

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imminent

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adj. - about to happen

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clandestinely

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adv. - secretly

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facism

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noun - a form of government with a dictator who has complete control

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siege

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noun - a surrounding of a city by an enemy

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disarmament

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noun - a policy of taking a country’s weapons or army away

30
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kamikaze

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noun - Japanese suicide plot

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ruthless

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adj. - having no pity or compassion

32
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nestle

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verb - to settle snugly and comfortably

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conspire

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verb - to plan secretly

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fray

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noun - a fight or a brawl

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hoax

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noun - a practical joke or a trick

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pacifist

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noun - a person who doesn’t believe in war or any violence

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blunder

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noun - a foolish mistake// verb - to make a foolish mistake

38
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kindle

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verb - to start a fire/friendship

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industrious

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adj. - hard working

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waive

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verb - to give up voluntairly

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phobia

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noun - a strong and unreasonable rear of something

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deficient

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adj. - not having enough; lacking

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consume

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verb - to spend wastefully; to use up

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consumption

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noun - the act of consuming

45
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product placement

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noun - when real products are seen or used in movies or TV shows

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internment camp

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noun - large detention center created for political opponents, enemy aliens, people with mental illness, members of specific ethnic group

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