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12th Grade
06/04/2015

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Hasty
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said, made, or done very quickly, especially when this has bad results
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Haphazard
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with no particular order or plan;not organize well
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Remiss
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not giving something enough care and attention
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Wary
Definition
careful when dealing with somebody/something because you think that there may be a danger or problem
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Circumspect
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thinking very carefully about something before doing it, because there may be risk involved
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Scrutinize
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Look things over with great care
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Extemporaneous
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spoken or done without any previous thought or preparation
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Dire
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warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences
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Innocuous
Definition
not harmful
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Loathsome
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extremely unpleasant; disgusting
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Repugnant
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making you feel strong dislike or disgust
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Atrocity
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a cruel and violent act
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Atrocious
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very bad or unpleasant; very cruel and shocking
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Tact
Definition
to deal with difficult situations in a way that will not upset others
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Concessions
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something that you do in order to end an argument or to make a situation less difficult
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Concede
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to admit to something that you previously rejected
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Tangential
Definition
having an only slight or indirect connection with something
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Exonerate
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to officially state that someone is not responsible for something they have been blamed for
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Absolve
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to relive from guilt
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Reedem
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to save somebody from the power of evil or sin
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Equitable
Definition
fair and reasonable; treating everyone in an equal way
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Egalitarian
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based on the belief that everyone should have some opportunities
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Chauvinist
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a man who believes that men is more important than women
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Aristocracy
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people born in the highest social class
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Feudal
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system in which people were given land and had to fight for them in return; hierarchical; aristocracy vs. serfs
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Idiosyncratic
Definition
person's personal way of behaving or thinking
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Ostracize
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to refuse to let somebody be part of a social group; refuse to meet or talk to somebody
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Estranged
Definition
no longer involved or connected with something
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Alienate
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to make someone feel that they do not belong to a particular group
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Coerce
Definition
use of force to get someone to obey
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Autonomy
Definition
the freedom for a country,... to govern itself independently
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