College Preparatory English 099 - NOUNS

armin F.
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  1. abstention
    the trait of avoiding some substance or activity
  2. abstinence
    the trait of refraining from something, especially alcohol
  3. access
    a way of entering or leaving
  4. accessibility
    the quality of being at hand when needed
  5. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  6. compassion
    a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
  7. composure
    steadiness of mind under stress
  8. concession
    the act of yielding
  9. concept
    an abstract or general idea inferred from specific instances
  10. conception
    the creation of something in the mind
  11. deception
    a misleading falsehood
  12. deposition
    the act of putting something somewhere
  13. empathy
    understanding and entering into another's feelings
  14. imposition
    the act of enforcing something
  15. pathology
    any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
  16. pertinence
    relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
  17. impertinence
    the trait of being rude and inclined to take liberties
  18. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences
  19. precedence
    status established in order of importance or urgency
  20. receptacle
    a container that is used to put or keep things in
  21. recipient
    a person to whom something is sent, given, or awarded
  22. secession
    formal separation from an alliance or federation
  23. supposition
    a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
  24. anticipation
    an expectation
  25. component
    one of the individual parts making up a larger entity
  26. decomposition
    the organic phenomenon of rotting
  27. interception
    the act of preventing a person or thing from proceeding or arriving
  28. passivity
    the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
  29. passiveness
    submission to others or to outside influences
  30. retention
    the act of keeping something
  31. succession
    the action or process of taking over an office or position
  32. sustenance
    the act of providing a means of subsistence or survival
  33. sympathy
    sharing the feelings of others, especially sorrow or anguish
  34. antecedent
    a preceding occurrence or cause or event
  35. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  36. contention
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
  37. contentiousness
    an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious
  38. impassivity
    apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
  39. impassiveness
    apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
  40. incipience
    beginning to exist or to be apparent
  41. juxtaposition
    the act of positioning close together
  42. proponent
    a person who argues for a cause or puts forward an idea
  43. reciprocity
    a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
  44. reciprocation
    mutual interaction
  45. tenacity
    persistent determination
  46. tenaciousness
    persistent determination
Created on Tue Oct 16 19:28:13 EDT 2012 (updated Tue Oct 16 19:39:07 EDT 2012)

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