3-4 Flashcards by Sarah Longfellow | Brainscape

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Covenant

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Solemn agreement or compact

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Fetish

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Something worshipped for its magical power

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Incentive

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Stimulus which stirs one to do or be

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Incubus

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Nightmare, depressing burden

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Insurrection

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Armed uprising or rebellion

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Paradox

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Self contradictory statement or condition

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Paragon

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Perfect model or pattern

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Plagiarism

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The stealing of ideas; the stolen ideas

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Solstice

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Time when the sun is farther from the equator

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Aesthetic

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Responsive to beauty, artistic

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Chimerical

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Fantastic, imaginary

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Exotic

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Strange, foreign

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Forensic

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Pertaining to public debate

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Ineffable

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Unutterable, inexperessible

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Maudlin

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Rally emotional, foolishly sentimental

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Occult

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Of a magical nature, mysterious

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Portentous

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Foreshadowing evil, awe inspiring

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Relevant

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Pertinent, bearing on the case in hand

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Sadistic

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Cruel, fond of cruelty

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Coalition

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Combination or alliance