16 Flashcards

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nova

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A star that increases thousands of times in brightness and then fades

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novice

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A beginner

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3
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neoclassical

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Old classical stuff made in modern times

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4
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novus

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new

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5
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neos

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new

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6
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Neologism

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a new word or phrase or meaning for a word

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7
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neophyte

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someone who recently converted

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8
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duro, durare, duvrai, duratum

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To make hard/endure

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9
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dour

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gloomy/stern

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10
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duress

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forced constraint

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11
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obdurate

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stubborn

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12
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immemorial

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prehistoric/before history

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13
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memoir

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A written account of events that one has lived through

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14
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Memorabilia

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Things worthy of the remembrance

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15
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senex, senis

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old, an elder, to grow old

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16
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Scenesent

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aging

17
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surly

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Uncivil and ill natured