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1-45 Flashcards

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1
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Audacity

A

Boldness or daring

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2
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Flaunt

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Parade or display oneself boldy

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3
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Chagrin

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Feeling of annoyance

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4
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Wry

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Bitterly ironic

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5
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Arbitrary

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Random choice, on a whim

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6
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Callous

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Hardened

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Levy

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Impose, collecting

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Buttress

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To support, prop up

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Presage

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To foreshadow

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Reprehensible

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Deserving blame

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Causal

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Implying a cause

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Inductive

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Broadly applying one specific thing to something in general

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13
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Antithetical

A

Opposite

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14
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Apprehension

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Suspicion of future trouble, anticipation

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15
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Fortitude

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Mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty

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16
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Clandestine

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Kept secret, done secretly

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17
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Culpable

A

Deserving blame

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18
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Civil

A

Polite social interaction

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19
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Juxtapose

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To place close together

20
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Ad hominem

A

Attacking an opponents character

21
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Emancipation

A

The act of freeing

22
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Retrospective

A

Directed to the past

23
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Illicit

A

Not legally permitted

24
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Allude

A

To refer casually or indirectly

25
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Intimate

A

To hint

26
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Validate

A

To confirm, make valid

27
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Epigraph

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A short quotation at the beginning of a book

28
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Agnostic

A

Belief that the existence of GOD is unknown

29
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Affluence

A

Abundance of material goods

30
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Sanctity

A

Holiness

31
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Divinity

A

The quality of being divine

32
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Psychoanalysis

A

A theory that investigates conscious and unconscious elements in the mind

33
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Mysticism

A

Becoming one with GOD

34
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Taboo

A

Improper

35
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Benighted

A

Intellectually or morally ignorant

36
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Subordinate

A

Of less importance

37
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Repulsive

A

Arousing disgust

38
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Irony

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Intention or attitude opposite of what is intended

39
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Subterranean

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Underground

40
Q

Penchant

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A strong liking for something

41
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Misandry

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Hatred of males

42
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Amalgam

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A mix of different elements

43
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Equestrian

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Horseback riding, horseback riders

44
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Indelible

A

Making marks that can’t be erased

45
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Epitome

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A person or thing that is a perfect example of a specific thing

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