3.1-3,3 Flashcards

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Hiatus

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A pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process
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Elusion

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Act of successfully hiding or escaping from someone
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Eschew

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Deliberately avoid using; abstain from
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Prolix

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Speech or writing using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy
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Mawkish

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Sentimental in a feeble or sickly way
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Extol

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Praise enthusiastically
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Arbiter

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A person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter; a person who has great influence over trends in social behaviour
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Bric-a-brac

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Miscellaneous objects and ornaments of little value
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Jeremiad

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A long, mournful complaint or lamentation; a list of woes
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Didactic

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Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive; in the matter of a teacher, particularly so as to treat someone in a patronizing way
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Baleful

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Threatening harm; menacing; having a harmful or destructive effect
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Arboreal

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living in trees; relating to trees
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