All Lessons sem.1 Flashcards by Angela Lowenstein | Brainscape

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Adventitious

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Accidental

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Aegis

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Protection

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Aesthetic

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Pertaining to beauty

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Affectation

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A phony attitude

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Affinity

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A strong attraction to

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Agape

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Surprised, open mouthed

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Aggrandize

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To enlarge or expand

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Altruism

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A concern for others, generosity

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Animosity

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Hatred

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Antipathy

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An intense dislike

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Antithesis

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Exact opposite

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Badinage

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Playful

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Banal

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Common

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Bedlam

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A noisy uproar

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Beguile

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To deceive

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Besiege

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To overwhelm

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Bilious

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Bad tempered

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Blanch

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To whiten, to make pale

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Blandishment

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Flattery

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Bombast

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Impressive but meaningless

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Boor

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Rude or impolite person

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Bowdlerize

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To remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc.

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Brevity

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Briefness

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Cajole

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To coax, to persuade

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Callow

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Young and inexperienced

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Carnal

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Sensual, sexual

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Carrion

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Decaying flesh

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Cataclysm

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A violent change

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Caveat

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A warning

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Adroit

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Skillful, clever

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Censure

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To criticize sharply

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Cessation

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A stopping

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Chagrin

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Embarrassment

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Chimerical

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Imaginary

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Coalesce

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To blend, to merge

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Debacle

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A complete failure

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Debauchery

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Corruption, self indulgence

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Deference

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Respect

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Defile

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To pollute, to corrupt

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Delineate

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To describe

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Elucidate

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To make clear (verb)

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Emanate

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To come forth; to send forth (verb)

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Emendation

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A correction (noun)

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Empathy

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An understanding of another’s feelings (noun)

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Endemic

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Confined to a particular country or area (adj.)

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Enervate

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To weaken (verb)

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Ennui

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Boredom (noun)

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Ephemeral

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Lasting only a brief time (adj.)

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Epitome

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A typical example (noun)

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Eschew

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To keep away from; to avoid (verb)