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Word Study #17
Term | Definition |
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déjà vu | seeming to have previously encountered a thing |
esprit de corps | enthusiasm, devotion to the group |
clique | exclusive group |
coup d’état | violent change, overthrow of government |
conscientious | wishing to do what is right, especially to do one's work or duty well |
discern | perceive or recognize (something |
oblige | make (someone) legally or morally bound to an action or course of action |
resolve | settle or find a solution to (a problem, dispute, or contentious matter) |
fastidious | very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail. |
flummox | perplex (someone) greatly; bewilder |
chastise | rebuke or reprimand severely |
foolhardy | recklessly bold or rash |
inept | having or showing no skill; clumsy |
commotion | a state of confused and noisy disturbance |