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20 Terms
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anomaly
abnormality; irregularity; deviation from the regular arrangement, general rule, usual method; exception
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arbiter
a person selected to decide a controversy; an arbitrator; umpire; referee; judge
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attenuated
made thin or slender; lessened or weakened in severity, value, etc.
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concomitant
accompanying; conjoined; concurrent; attendant
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deleterious
harmful to health, well-being, etc; injurious; pernicious; unwholesome
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dissent
Verb – to disagree in opinion; to differ; to think in a contrary manner; used with *from*
\ Noun – difference of opinion; disagreement; declaration of disagreement
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efficacy
power to produce effects or intended results; effectiveness
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ferment
to cause fermentation; to excite; to agitate
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fervid
very hot; burning; boiling; impassioned; fervent
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heresy
an opinion, doctrine, or practice contrary to the truth or to generally accepted beliefs or standards; a doctrine or belief that is contrary to the fundamental doctrine of any particular church
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incumbent
Adj. –binding, coercive, urgent, necessary, required; used with *upon.*
\ Noun – the person who is in present possession of an office
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innocuous
harmless; producing no ill effect; innocent; inoffensive
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lassitude
a state or feeling of being tired or weak; languor; weariness
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milieu
surroundings; environment
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ostensible
apparent; conspicuous; evident; professed
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propagate
to cause to reproduce itself; to transmit hereditary characteristics by reproduction;to spread (ideas, customs) from person to person or generation to generation
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prudent
careful; considerate; economical; thoughtful; sensible; not rash; circumspect; discreet; cautious
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spurious
counterfeit; fictitious; false; not genuine; illegitimate
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strident
creaking, harsh, and grating sound; characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
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surfeit
excess; too great a supply or amount; overindulgence, especially in food or drink; disgust, nausea, etc. resulting from any kind of excess; satiety