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flash card chpt 15&16
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11th Grade
03/04/2014
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entrepreneur
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a person who organizes, manages, and takes the risk of a business undertaking
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adept
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highly skilled
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stint
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a specific period of work or service; amount of time spent
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presumption
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too bold; overly confident
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eradicate
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to get rid of altogether, wipe out
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stringent
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strictly controlled or enforced, strict, severe
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standardize
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to make consistent; cause to conform to a model
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encompass
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to include; contain
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homogeneous
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made up of similar or identical parts, unvarying throughout
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sordid
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indecent ; morally low; corrupt
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connoisseur
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an authority
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conspiracy
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a plot
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contrite
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sorry
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distraught
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upset
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germane
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related
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lucid
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easy to understand
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plight
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an unfortunate situation
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superficially
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slightly
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symmetrical
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balanced
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verbose
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wordy
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