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181-225 Flashcards

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1
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Impetuous

A

Impulsive

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Bemuse

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Bewilder

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Vendetta

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Vengeance

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Ardor

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Passion

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5
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Ominous

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threatening

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Derisive

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Mocking

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Supersede

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To replace in power

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8
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Unctuous

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Excessively smooth

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Venerate

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To regard or treat with reverence

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10
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Animus

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Strong dislike

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11
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Expeditious

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Quick

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12
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Endemic

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Native

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13
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Disdain

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Scorn

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14
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Diminution

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Reduction

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15
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Discomfit

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To confuse and deject

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Metonymy

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A figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object concept for that of another to which it is related

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Byzantine

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Relating to the Byzantine Empire

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Totemic

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Of or relating to a totem

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Diatribe

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A bitter attack

20
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Panegyric

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Eulogy

21
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Allegory

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A representation of an abstract meaning in material forms

22
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Subvert

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To overthrow

23
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Debase

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To lower in rank

24
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Prevarication

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The act of lying

25
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Alacrity

A

Cheerful readiness

26
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Credence

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Belief as to the truth of something

27
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Duplicitous

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To be deceitful

28
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Incorrigible

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Bad Beyond correction or reform

29
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Idyllic

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Charmingly simple or rustic

30
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Fatuous

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Silly

31
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Pretentious

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Characterize by Assumption of dignity or importance

32
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Reiterate

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To say or do again or repeatedly

33
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Trepidation

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Fear

34
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Chasten

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To inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral Improvement

35
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Obdurate

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Unmoved by persuasion

36
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Sanguine

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Cheerfully optimistic

37
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Oblivious

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Unaware

38
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Ingratiate

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To establish in the favor of someone

39
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Colloquial

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Informal

40
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Appellation

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A name or title

41
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Indigent

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Lacking food

42
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Gentry

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Wellborn and well-bred people

43
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Vivacious

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Lively

44
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Congenial

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Agreeable

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Innate

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Existing in one from birth

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