3.1-3,3 Flashcards
Hiatus
A pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process
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Elusion
Act of successfully hiding or escaping from someone
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Eschew
Deliberately avoid using; abstain from
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Prolix
Speech or writing using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy
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Mawkish
Sentimental in a feeble or sickly way
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Extol
Praise enthusiastically
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Arbiter
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
Miscellaneous objects and ornaments of little value
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Jeremiad
A long, mournful complaint or lamentation; a list of woes
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Didactic
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
Threatening harm; menacing; having a harmful or destructive effect
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Arboreal
living in trees; relating to trees
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