Vocab 7-12

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opposition

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the condition of being against

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rarity

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something special or uncommon

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juxtaposition

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placement side by side, or close together

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dearth

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scarcity or lack off

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innovation

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creative act

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novice

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new person to a field or activity

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generate

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to cause or create

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orthodox

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adhering to commonly accepted tradition

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overture

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proposal that indicates rediness

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commence

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to begin

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convoluted

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coiled or twisted

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cessation

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the act or ceasing or stopping

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propound

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to offer or set forth for consideration

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supposition

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an assumption

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repository

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A place for safe storage

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ambiguous

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two or more possible meanings

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deficit

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shortage

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incipient

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in an early stage; just beginning to exist

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singular

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out of the ordinary; peculiar

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proposition

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statement or plan suggested for acceptance

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deter

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to prevent of discourage as by means of doubt or fear

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hamper

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to prevent the free movement of

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scuttle

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to run hastily; scurry

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embark

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to set out on a venture

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obstruction

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something blocking or getting in the way

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conventional

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Customary

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quaint

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charmingly old fashioned

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replenish

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to make complete again

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deficient

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Lacking an essential quality

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debut

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the beginning of a career or other course of action

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procrastinate

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to put off doing something until a future time

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paltry

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meager

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preclude

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to make impossible or unlikely

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Comprehensive

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Covering completely or broadly

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composite

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put together from various parts

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baffle

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to cause uncertainty

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convene

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to assemble, usually for a public purpose

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initiative

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ability or instinct to follow through with a plan or task

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tactic

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method of achieving a goal

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broach

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to talk or write about for the first time

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thwart

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to prevent from taking place; block

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precedent

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action that can be used as an example

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subside

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to sink to a lower or more normal level

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disposition

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ones usual mood or temprament

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prosaic

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ordinary

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idiosuncrasy

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unusual habit or mannerism

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exponent

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person who speaks for something; superscript number

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prevalent

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widespread; generally accepted or practiced

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abnoramal

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not normal

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scant

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just short of full measure

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impostor

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person who assumes a false identity to decieve others

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soluble

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capable of being solved or explained

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dilemma

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situation forcing a choice between two alternatives

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plethora

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superabundance; excess

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quandary

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state of uncertainty or doubt

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exhaustive

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testing all possibilities

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labyrinth

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network of winding passages

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intricate

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having a complicated structure or pattern

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enigma

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someone or something hard to figure out

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integral

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essential for completeness