All Words Semester 2 Flashcards

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Hallow

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Holy, to make holy

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2
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Harbinger

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An omen or sign (noun)

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3
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Hector

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To pester (verb)

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4
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Hedonism

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Pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses (noun)

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5
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Hegira

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Flight, escape ( noun )

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6
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Hiatus

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A pause or gap (noun)

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7
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Hoi polloi

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Common people, the masses (noun)

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Hubris

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Excessive pride or self confidence (noun)

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9
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Idiosyncrasy

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A peculiar personality trait (noun)

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Ignoble

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Dishonorable, shameful ( adj )

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Imminent

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Likely to happen, threatening (adj)

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Immutable

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Unchangeable , fixed (adj)

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Impair

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To weaken; to cause to become worse (verb)

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14
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Impalpable

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Cannot be felt (adj)

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15
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Impediment

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A barrier; obstruction (noun)

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Imperative

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Extremely necessary (adj)

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17
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Imperious

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Domineering ; haughty (adj)

18
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Impinge

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To strike (verb)

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Importune

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To persistently ask, to beg (verb)

20
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Halcyon

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Calm, pleasant (adj)

21
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Imprecation

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(Noun) a curse

22
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Jocular

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(Adj) humorous

23
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Juxtapose

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Verb) to place side by side for comparison

24
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Kismet

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(Noun) destiny, fate, fortune

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Labyrinth

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(Noun) a maze

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Lachrymose

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(Adj) tearful, weepy

27
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Laconic

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(Adj) using few words

28
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Languid

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(Adj) sluggish

29
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Legerdemain

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(Noun) sleight of hand, deception

30
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Libertine

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Noun) one who leads an immoral life

31
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Machination

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(Noun) an evil design or plan

32
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Maelstrom

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(Noun) agitated state of mind

33
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Malapropism

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(Noun) a word humorously misused

34
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Martinet

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(noun) a strict disciplinarian, task maker

35
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Mendacious

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(Adj) lying, false, deceitful

36
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Meretricious

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(Adj) attractive in a cheap flashy way

37
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Milieu

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(Noun) environment, setting

38
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Miscreant

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(Noun) a vicious person

39
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Nebulous

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(Adj) hazy, vague, uncertain

40
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Nihilism

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(Noun) a total rejection of established laws