| Term | Definition |
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antecedent |
going before in time |
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antipathy |
revulsion, any object of strong dislike |
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circumvent |
to go around; to catch in a trap; to gain superiority; to prevent from happening |
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consensus |
agreement especially in opinion |
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controversy |
a discussion of a question in which opposing views clash |
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decimate |
to destroy or kill a large portion of something, to take or destroy a tenth part of something |
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demote |
to lower in grade or position |
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disinterested |
not motivated by personal interest or selfish motives |
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euphemism |
the use of a word or phrase that is considered less distasteful than another |
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exorbitant |
going beyond what is reasonable and proper |
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illegible |
not able to be read |
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intermittent |
stopping and starting again at intervals |
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malevolent |
having an evil disposition toward others |
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precursor |
a forerunner, a harbinger, one who or that which goes before |
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prognosis |
a forecast; especially in medicine |
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retrospect |
to think about the past;, looking back on or thinking about things past |
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subordinate |
inferior to or placed below anther in rank, power, or importance;, a person or thing of lesser power or importance than another;, to treat as inferior or less important |
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synthesis |
putting of two or more things together to form a whole |
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transcend |
to go beyond the limits of; to overstep; to exceed |
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trivial |
of little worth or importance |