E1H CTBC 22-23 Vocab Flashcards


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Deteriorate means

to become progressively worse

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inconsistent means

not staying the same

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dilemma means

a situation where a difficult choice has to be made, two or more undesirable choices

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disintegration means

process of using cohesion or strength

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bereaved means

you have been deprived of a close relationship or a friend because of a death

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impede means

to stop someone or something from doing something - delay or prevent

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refute means

to prove a statement or theory to be wrong or false

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decay means

Organic matter that decomposes or rots through the process of bacteria or fung

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segregation means

Action or state of setting something or someone apart from others

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repression means

an action of subduing someone or something by force

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ascribe means

to attribute something to a cause not the thing doing the action

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aspire means

to direct one's hopes or ambitions toward achieving something

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precede means

to come before something in time

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seclusion means

a state of being private and away from people

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forthcoming means

plan for ar about to happen in the near future

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inevitable means

certain to happen, bound to happen

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grievous means

when something is extremely severe

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hew means

to cut wood

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beset means

to trouble persistently