Vocabulary: Mcat Purpose 17

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Attrition

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[noun] the process of reducing something's strength or effectiveness through sustained attack or pressure

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Serendipity

Back 2

[noun] the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way

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Eschew

Back 3

[verb] deliberately avoid using; abstain from

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Shun

Back 4

[verb] persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution

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Conflate

Back 5

[verb] combine (two or more sets of information, texts, ideas, etc) into one

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Homage

Back 6

[noun] special honor or respect shown publicly

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Antithetical

Back 7

[adjective] directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible

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Indigent

Back 8

[adjective] poor; needy

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Impersonal

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[adjective] not influenced by, showing, or involving personal feelings

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Temper

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[noun] a person's state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm,
[verb] act as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to (something)

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Reconnoitre ([noun] reconnaissance)

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[verb] make a military observation of (a region)

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Repay

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[verb] 1. pay back (a loan)
2. be worth devoting time to (a specified action)

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Concession

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[noun] a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands

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Attentive

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[adjective] paying close attention to something

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Pyrrhic

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[adjective] (of a victory) won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor

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Lapse

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[noun] a brief or temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgement
[verb] 1 (of a right, privilege, or argument) become invalid because it is not used, claimed, or renewed; expire
2. (lapse into) pass gradually into (an inferior state or condition)

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Truce

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[noun] an agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain time

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Appraisal

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[noun] an act of assessing something or someone

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Muddle

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[verb] bring into a disordered or confusing state
[noun] an untidy and disorganized state or collection

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Bill

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[noun] a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion

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Pertain (pertain to)

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[verb] be appropriate, related, or applicable to

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Futile

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[adjective] incapable of producing any useful result; pointless

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Extol

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[verb] praise enthusiastically