8th page vocab Flashcards
1
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insular
A
provincial
2
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intercede
A
mediate
3
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invidious
A
offensive
4
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irony
A
what is literally said is meant to express the opposite
5
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lampoon
A
to satirize or abuse
6
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laity
A
distinguished from the clergy
7
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loquacious
A
extremely talkative
8
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microcosm
A
a little world
9
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modicum
A
small amount
10
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mundane
A
routine
11
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nefarious
A
extremely wicked
12
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nemesis
A
fearsome opponent
13
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nonentity
A
a nobody
14
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omniscient
A
having infinite knowledge
15
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opulence
A
wealth or affluence
16
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panegyric
A
elaborate public praise