Vocabulary Flashcards

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Accolade

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n.-a mark of acknowledgement; award

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Cognitive

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adj.-of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity

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Clandestine

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adj: kept secret, often because the activity is illicit

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Debilitating

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adj.-impairing the strength of

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Hinder

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v.-to make slow or difficult the progress of

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Impertinent

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adj.-given to or characterized by insolent rudeness

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Pariah

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n.-one that is despised or rejected

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Recuperate

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v.-to regain a former state or condition

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Stifle

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v.To withhold from circulation or expression

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Torturous

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adj.-painfully difficult or slow.