A.C.P Flashcards

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challenge

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challenge your mind

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effort

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did your best with a lot of effort

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focus

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your mind focus on one thing or person

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mindset

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a fixed attitude, disposition, or mood.

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perseverance

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the persistent and steadfast effort to achieve a goal despite encountering difficulties, obstacles, failures, or discouragement

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strategy

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a good way of doing something

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Abate

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(of something perceived a hostile, threatening , or negative) become less intense or widespread.

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catastrophe

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an event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.

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braggart

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a person who boasts about achievements or possessions.

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gruesome

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Causing horror and repugnance;frightful and shocking: a gruesome murder. see synonyms at ghastly.

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beseech

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To address an earnest or urgent request to; implore: beseech them for help. see synonyms at beg.

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insinuate

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To express or otherwise convey (a thought, for example) in an indirect or insidious way. See Synonyms at suggest

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reprimand

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To reprove (someone) severely, especially in a formal or official way. See Synonyms at admonish.

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negligent

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Given to or characterized by neglect, especially habitual neglect: The negligent worker missed another deadline.

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negligent

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Given to or characterized by neglect, especially habitual neglect: The negligent worker missed another deadline.

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peevish

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Querulous or discontented

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snare

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A trapping device, often consisting of a noose, used for capturing birds and small mammals.

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trickle

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To flow or fall in drops or in a thin stream.
To move or proceed slowly or bit by bit: The audience trickled in.

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murky

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Dark or dim, as from mist: a murky sky. See Synonyms at dark.
2. Darkened, clouded, or blurry: murky waters; murky images.
3. Not clearly known, understood, or expressed: a murky future; the murky world of spies; murky writing.

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stodgy

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Dull, unimaginative, and commonplace. See Synonyms at dull.

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patronize

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To act as a patron to; support or sponsor:

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wince

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To shrink or start involuntarily, as in pain or distress; flinch.

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prowess

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Superior skill or ability

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homage

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Special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly. See Synonyms at honor.

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Emblem
A distinctive badge, design, or device:
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dishearten
To cause to lose hope or enthusiasm; dispirit. See Synonyms at discourage.
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counterfeit
make an imitation or copy of (something), usually with the intent to defraud:
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vendor
One that sells or vends something: a street vendor; a vendor of software products on the Web.
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enthrall
To hold spellbound; captivate: The magic show enthralled us.
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orthodox
Adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion.
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nurture
The action of raising or caring for offspring: the nurture of an infant.
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rupture
The action of raising or caring for offspring: the nurture of an infant.
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maternal
Relating to or characteristic of a mother or motherhood; motherly: maternal instinct.
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retort
To reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner. See Synonyms at answer
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notorious
Known widely and usually unfavorably: a notorious pirate; a region notorious for floods.
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impede
To retard or obstruct the progress of. See Synonyms at hinder 1
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bleak
Gloomy and somber: "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult" (John Millington Synge).
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bewilder
To confuse or befuddle, especially by being complicated or varied. See Synonyms at perplex.
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bigot
One who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ.
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blatant
Usage Problem Totally or offensively conspicuous or obtrusive: a blatant lie.
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incredulous
Skeptical; disbelieving: incredulous of stories about flying saucers.
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congested
To overfill or overcrowd: Trucks congested the tunnel.
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melancholy
Sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom
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exuberant
Full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy: exuberant sports fans; exuberant smiles.
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Vengeance
Infliction of punishment in return for a wrong committed; retribution
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sullen
Showing a brooding ill humor or silent resentment; morose or sulky.
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Fathom
A unit of length equal to 6 feet (1.83 meters), used principally in the measurement and specification of marine depths.
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Illiterate
Unable to read and write.
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docile
Ready and willing to be taught; teachable.
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bystander
A person who is present at an event without participating in it.
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