56-74 Flashcards
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aesthetic
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relating to beauty and taste; artistic
2
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illumine
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to light up
3
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smoldering
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burning with little smoke and no flame
4
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avalanche
A
a massive slide; a large mass falling down
5
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liquefaction
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the act of turning to liquid
6
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litterateur
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someone devoted to the study of literature
7
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plummet
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to fall straight down; to plunge
8
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falter
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to be unsteady; to stumble
9
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quarry
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hunted animals or others
10
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limned
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outlined in clear detail; painted or drawn
11
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oblivion
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the state of being forgotten
12
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ricocheted
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bounced from one or more surfaces
13
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guild
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an association of people in the same trade
14
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scapegoat
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someone forced to take the blame of others
15
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pedant
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someone who overemphasizes or shows off his or her learning; someone who focuses unduly on minutiae
