Unit 4 Vocabulary Flashcards

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cumbersome

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large or heavy; burdensome, unmanageable

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formidable

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inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable

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omnipresent

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common or widespread

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repository

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a place where things are or may be stored

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adept

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very skilled or proficient at something; expert, proficient, accomplished, skillful, talented

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prohibit

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formally forbid by law, rule, or other authority; outlaw, ban

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deception

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the act of encouraging people to believe information that is not true; fraud, trickery

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validated

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prove that something is correct; supported by evidence

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teeming

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full of or swarming with

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cynical

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distrustful of human sincerity or integrity; generally believing the worst about people