1751-1800 Flashcards

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distrust

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to have no trust or confidence in

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literal

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giving the meaning of each individual word; exact

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3
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mellifluous

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sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious

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irreproachable

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not deserving criticism or blame; having no fault

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5
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plethora

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excess; overabundance

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subject to

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to cause or force to experience

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7
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guru

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a teacher or guide that you trust

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predicament

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a difficult or unpleasant situation

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vault

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to accomplish something as if by leaping suddenly or vigorously

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10
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iniquitous

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wicked; immoral; unrighteous

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dulcet

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sweet sounding

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pioneer

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a person who helps create or develop new ideas, methods, etc.

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13
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salutary

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wholesome, healthful, remedial

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glib

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said or done too easily or carelessly; showing little preparation or thought

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aggrieve

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to distress or bring grief to; cause to suffer; to treat unfairly

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clinch

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to make final; to settle; to embrace

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impair

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to make weaker or worse

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lighthearted

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having or showing a cheerful and happy nature

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spry

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vigorously active; nimble; full of life and energy

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embark

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to begin a journey especially on a ship or airplane

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magnitude

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the size, extent, or importance of something

22
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extended metaphor

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a metaphor introduced and then further developed throughout all or part of a literary work, especially a poem

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yen

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longing; urge

24
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abyss

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a hole so deep or a space so great that it cannot be measured

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shun
to avoid
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bewilder
to confuse very much
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scorn
to show that you think is not worthy of respect or approval; to feel or express scorn of
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dead
complete, total, or absolute
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quizzical
showing that you do not understand something or that you find something strange or amusing
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frenetic
frenzied; frantic
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perverse
willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary
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substantiate
to prove the truth of
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defer
put off, delay
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sinister
evil; conveying a sense of ill omen
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inscribe
to write or cut on something
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concede
to say that you accept or do not deny the truth or existence of; to admit usually in an unwilling way
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recapitulate
summarize
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dismember
cut into small parts
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disparate
different from each other
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acrophobia
fear of heights
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tactile
relating to the sense of touch
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empathy
the feeling that you understand and share another person's experiences and emotions
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urban
of or relating to cities and the people who live in them; urban legend
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diminish
to become or to cause to become less in size, importance, etc.
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flaunt
display ostentatiously; to show in a very open way so that other people will notice
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annul
make void
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satiate
satisfy fully
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comparatively
when measured or judged against something else; in comparison with something else
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relish
savor; enjoy
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filial
pertaining to a son or daughter