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25 Flashcards

1
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Plenary

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Absolute

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Declaim

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Utter words of speech in a rhetorical way

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Exclaim

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Cry out suddenly especially in anger happiness surprise or pain

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Parrot

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Repeat mechanically

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5
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Colloquium

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A conference or seminar

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Symposium

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A meeting

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Conferment

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Grant or bestow

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Harbored

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A place of refuge

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Cloistered

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Sheltered

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Jouissance

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Physically or intellectual pleasure of delight or ecstasy

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Mirth

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Amusement expressed with laughter

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12
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Minatory

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Expressing or conveying threat

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13
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Xenophobic

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Dislike for people from other country

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14
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Continence

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Self restraint especially sexually

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15
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Sobriety

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State of being sober

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Calumny

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Making false statement in order to damage ones reputation

17
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Bespeaking

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Suggest

18
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Maligning

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Speak about someone in a critical manner

19
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Sanction

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Penalty for disobeying the rule

20
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Polarized

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Divide or cause to divide

21
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Morass

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Confused situation

22
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Grousing

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Grumble or complaint

23
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Convulsing

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Cause someone to make sudden violent movements

24
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Fracas

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A quarrel

25
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Insipid

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Lacking flavor

Lacking vigor or interest

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Zesty

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Great enthusiasm and energy

27
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Stupefying

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Make unable to think or feel properly

28
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Lesions

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A region in the organ or tissue that has suffered damage

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Gash

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Cut or wound

30
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Sybarite

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A person who is self indulgent to luxury

31
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Plenipotentiary

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A diplomat with plenty power

32
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Legate

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An ambassador or messenger

33
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Anchorites

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A religious recluse

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