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Week 19 Vocabulary Flashcards

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arbiter

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a judge who decides a disputed issue

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biased

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prejudiced

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exculpate

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to free from guilt or blame

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impartial

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not in favor of one side or the other, unbiased

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incontrovertible

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not able to be denied or disputed

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integrity

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trustworthiness; completeness

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objectivity

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treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices

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penitent

A

expressing remorse for one’s misdeeds

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plausible

A

seemingly valid or acceptable; credible

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substantiated

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supported with proof or evidence; verified

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vindicated

A

freed from blame

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condescending

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treating people as weak or inferior

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contemptuous

A

feeling hatred; scornful

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14
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despotic

A

exercising absolute power; tyrannical

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dictatorial

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domineering; oppressively overbearing

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disdain

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to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on

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haughty

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arrogant; vainly proud

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imperious

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arrogantly domineering or overbearing

19
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patronizing

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treating in a condescending manner

20
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convoluted

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intricate; extremely complex and difficult to follow

21
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cryptic

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having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure; difficult to comprehend

22
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enigmatic

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difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious

23
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futile

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having no useful purpose; pointless

24
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impede

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to slow the progress of

25
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obscure

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relatively unknown; to conceal or make indistinct

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quandary

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a state of uncertainty or perplexity

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indolent

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lazy

28
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insipid

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uninteresting; unchallenging

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listless

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lacking energy

30
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torpor

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laziness; inactivity; dullness

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