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15 Cards in this Set
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1. pon/pos (L) |
to put (position; poner)
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2. pop (L) |
people (popular)
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3. que/quis (L) |
ask; seek (question)
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1. imposition (n) |
an unfair or excessive burden or requirement (something is an imposition on someone)
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2. opposition (n) |
resistance; contradiction; contrast; hostility (express opposition to)
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3. juxtapose (v) |
to put side by side; place close together
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4. proponent (n) |
a person who makes a propossal or supports a cause (someone is a proponent of something)
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5. component (n) |
ingredient; elemeent; a constituent part
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6. superimpose (v) |
to lay (something) on top of something else (superimpose something on something else)
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7. populace (n) |
the common people; the masses; the people living in an area (the populace is; NOT the populace are; different from population/number of people)
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8. popularize (v) |
to make popular; to make known or understandable to the general public
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9. populate (v) |
to supply with inhabitants (people populate a place; a place is populated by people)
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10. inquest (n) |
a judicial inquiry, esp. before a jury, as a coroner's into a death (court proceedings, but not somebody's trial; hold an inquest to determine if)
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11. inquisition (n) |
a harsh questioning or examining
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12. inquisitive (adj) |
curious; questioning
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