WW Unit 5 Flashcards by haley calderon

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Exuberance

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Overflowing sprits, zestfulness

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Elation

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A quieter kind of high sprits over success or good news

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Assail

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To attack (assail my students)

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Assault

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A violent, often bodily, attack

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Adhere

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To stick fast to, cling

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Discretion

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Prudence, wise restraint

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Dexterity

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Skill, adroitness (mental skill)

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Clarity

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Clearness

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Elucidate

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To make clear

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Defiance

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Bold opposition, open challenge

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Avarice

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Greed for money

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Covetous

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To desire something too strongly

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Conjecture

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A guess, inference

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Hypothesis

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A plausible theory or explanation

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Speculation

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Imaginative guess

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Thesis

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Statement you will prove

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Assumption

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An expected guess or belief based on a truth

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Apathy

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Lack of feeling, indifference

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Lethargy

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Drowsiness or sluggishness

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Stupor

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Deadened state of mind from shock or drugs

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Antagonist

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A rival, opponent, adversary

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Emulate

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To strive to equal or excel

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Vie

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Suggests rivalry- potential employees vie with one another for a position

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Exertion

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Vigorous effort

Endeavor

Sustained but less vigorous

Alter

To change or modify

Alter ego

"Other self"

Deviate

To turn from an intended plan or course of action

Augment

To increase, make, or become larger

Enhance

Increase in attractiveness or value

Aggravate

Increase in seriousness of a problem or an illness

Chastise

To punish

Disperse

To scatter or separate

Forage

To search for, ravage, plunder

Pillage

To take food, money property by force

Diverge

To branch off, go in different directions

Extricate

To disentangle