46-90 Flashcards

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Tedium

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Quality of being boring for a long time

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Statue

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Rule or law made by government, formally written

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Egotism

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Talking abt urself too much

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Deference

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Respectful submission

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Naivete

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Quality or state of being naive

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Hedonism

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Doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest good

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Nonplussed

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Surprised, confused, not certain how to react

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Petulant

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Easily annoyed

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Discombobulated

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To be confused, upset, frustrated

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Temporal

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Not having much of it

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Transience

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Lasts a short time, constantly changing

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Ephemeral

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Lasting a very short time

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Unvarnished

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Plain, straightforward

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Sultry

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Oppressively hot

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Nostalgic

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Sentimental yearning for happiness in a former place, time, situation

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Gaudy

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Flashy, cheaply showing

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Acerbic

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Harsh, severe

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Apologist

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A person who makes a defense in speech

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Avaricious

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Greedy, covetous

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Moralist

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A person who teaches or inculcated morality

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Approximate

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To come close to

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Perpetuity

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Eternity

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Pervasive

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Spread throughout

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Aspire

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To aim ambitiously

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Compel

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To force, especially to a course of action

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Treacherous

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Readiness to betray trust

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Inversion

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A reversal

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Summative

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Happens at the end

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Bestial

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Relating to or having the form of a beast

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Remand

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To send back

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Ignorant

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Lacking n knowledge or training

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Scathing

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Bitterly severe

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Exasperated

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Extremely annoyed

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Sarcasm

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Harsh or bitter irony

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Virtue

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Moral excellence

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Vice

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Immoral or evil habit

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Solicitude

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Anxiety or concern

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Heritage

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Handed down from the past

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Absolve

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To free from guilt or blame or their consequences

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Deplore

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To disapprove of greatly

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Imply

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To hint

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Homage

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Respect or reverence paid

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Lament

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Mourn over

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Delineate

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To trace the outline of

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Onomatopoeic

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Having the characterization of onomatopoeia