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14 Cards in this Set
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Inadvertent |
Not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning |
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Contrived |
Deliberately created rather than arising naturally |
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Encroach |
Advance beyond proper established or usual limits |
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Impetus |
Force that causes something to become more active |
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Pique |
Sharp irrational & resentment(to piss someone off) |
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Nuance |
Distinction in expression,meaning, response |
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Peruse |
Read singing in a thorough way |
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Vicissitude |
Fortune typically that is unwelcome or unpleasant |
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Accost |
Approach & address someone boldly |
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Parse |
Analyze a sentence of grammatical constituents |
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Contingency |
Event yhat is possible but cannot be predicted w/ certainty |
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Constituency |
Component of something |
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Subdued |
Overpower |
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Detente |
Idk |
