Nelson – Denny Vocab
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Antagonize
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to cause (someone) to feel hostile or angry : to irritate or upset (someone)
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Conspicuous
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very easy to see or notice;
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Corroborate
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to support or help prove (a statement, theory, etc.) by providing information or evidence;
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Scrupulous
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very careful about doing something correctly; careful about doing what is honest and morally right
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Dispose
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to cause (someone) to be likely to do or have something; to throw (something) away : to get rid of (something)
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Uncharacteristic
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not typical or usual; not characteristic
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Barometer
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an instrument that is used to measure air pressure and predict changes in the weather; something that is used to indicate or predict something
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Substantiate
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to prove the truth of (something)
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Aspect
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a part of something: the way a person, place, or thing appears
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Forerunner
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someone or something that comes before another; sign of something that is going to happen
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Accolade
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an award or an expression of praise
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Antagonize
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to cause (someone) to feel hostile or angry : to irritate or upset (someone)
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Aspect
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a part of something: the way a person, place, or thing appears
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Automation
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to run or operate (something, such as a factory or system) by using machines, computers, etc., instead of people to do the work
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Barometer
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an instrument that is used to measure air pressure and predict changes in the weather; something that is used to indicate or predict something
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Conciliatory
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making peace; attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill
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Conjecture
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an opinion or idea formed without proof or sufficient evidence; guess
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Conspicuous
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very easy to see or notice;
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Cordial
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politely pleasant and friendly
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Corroborate
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to support or help prove (a statement, theory, etc.) by providing information or evidence;
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Criteria
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requirements or standards used to make a decision
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Deliberate
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done or said in a way that is planned or intended; done or said on purpose ; slow and careful
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Dispose
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to cause (someone) to be likely to do or have something; to throw (something) away : to get rid of (something)
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Encroached
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intruded
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Encumber
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to cause problems or difficulties for (someone or something); to make (someone or something) hold or carry something heavy
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Fatigue
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the state of being very tired; extreme weariness; the uniform that soldiers wear when they are doing physical work
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Forerunner
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someone or something that comes before another; sign of something that is going to happen
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Humiliate
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to make (someone) feel very ashamed or foolish
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Inadequate
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not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable
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Incapacitate
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to make (someone or something) unable to work, move, or function in the usual way; disable
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Indentation
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dent; a small hole or inward curve made by pressure
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Inducted
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to place ceremoniously or formally in an office or a position; install
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Inhibit
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to prevent; restrain; stop
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Innovate
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to introduce as or as if new; to invent or introduce new methods, ideas, or products
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Insist
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to demand that something happen or that someone do something; to say (something) in a way that is very forceful and does not allow disagreement
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Legality
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The state or quality of being in following with the law
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Likeness
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the quality or state of being alike or similar especially in appearance
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Magnate
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a person who has great wealth and power in a particular business or industry
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Mingle
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to move around during a party, meeting, etc., and talk informally with different people; to combine or bring together two or more things
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Mutilate
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to cause severe damage to (the body of a person or animal); to ruin the beauty of (something) : to severely damage or spoil (something)
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Notation
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a system of marks, signs, figures, or characters that is used to represent information
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Philanthropic
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the practice of giving money and time to help make life better for other people
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Pitiful
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deserving or causing of sadness or sympathy; causing feelings of dislike or disgust by not being enough or not being good enough
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Propellant
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a fuel or an explosive substance that is used to make something go forward (e.i.- a rocket)
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Regress
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to return to an earlier and usually worse or less developed condition or state
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Resemblance
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the state of looking or being like someone or something else; something that makes one person or thing like another; similarity
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Righteous
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morally good; following religious or moral laws
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Scrupulous
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very careful about doing something correctly; careful about doing what is honest and morally right
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Segment
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one of the parts into which something can be divided; section
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Specified
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to name or mention (someone or something) exactly and clearly
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Substantiate
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to prove the truth of (something)
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Taboo
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not acceptable to talk about or do
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Tactic
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an action or method that is planned and used to achieve a particular goal
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Tendency
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a quality that makes something likely to happen or that makes someone likely to think or behave in a particular way
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Uncharacteristic
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not typical or usual; not characteristic
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Verdict
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a judgment or opinion about something; the decision made by a jury in a trial
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Verify
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to prove, show, find out, or state that (something) is true or correct
