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American Lit Vocab Flashcards

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Aberration

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Something that differs from the norm

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Avarice

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Excessive greed

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Brusque

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Short, abrupt, dismissive

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Brazen

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Excessively bold, brash, clear and obvious

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Amiable

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Friendly

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Acquiesce

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To agree without protesting

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Arcane

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Obscure, secret, known only by a few

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Alacrity

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Eagerness, speed

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Abhor

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To hate, detest

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Appease

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To calm, satisfy

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Coherent

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Logically consisten, intelligible

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Confidant

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A person entrusted with secrets

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Candor

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Honesty, frankness

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Complacency

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Self-satisfied ignorance of danger

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Circumspect

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Cautious

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Chide

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To voice disapproval

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Coerce

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To make somebody do something by force or threat

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Clandestine

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Secret

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Callous

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Harsh, cold, unfeeling

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Cajole

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To urge, coax

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Diligent

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Showing care in doing one’s work

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Cumulative

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Increasing, building upon itself

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Debase

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To lower the quality or esteem of something

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Elated

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Ecstatically happy

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Despot

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One who has total power and rules brutally

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Deferential

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Showing respect for another’s authority

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Deride

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To laugh at mockingly, scorn

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Decry

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To criticize openly

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Demure

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Quiet, modest, reserved

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Connive

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To plot, scheme

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Forsake

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To give up, renounce

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Fabricate

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To make up, invent

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Flabbergasted

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Astounded

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Enmity

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Ill will, hatred, hostility

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Feral

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Wild, savage

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Extol

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To praise, revere

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Empathy

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Sensitivity to another’s feelings as if they were one’s own

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Erudite

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Learned, highly educated

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39
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Embezzle

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To steal money by falsifying records

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Eloquent

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Expressive, articulate, moving

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Implacable

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Incapable of being appeased or mitigated

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Impudent

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Cassually rude, insolent, impertinent

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Impertinent

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Rude, insolent

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Impeccable

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Exemplary, flawless

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Haughty

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Disdainfully proud

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Gluttony

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Overindulgence in food or drink

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Hypocrisy

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Pretending to believe what one does not

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Gratuitous

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Uncalled for, unwarranted

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Furtive

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Secretive, sly

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Fractious

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Troublesome or irritable

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Insular

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Separated and narrow-minded; tight knit, clossed off

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Indolent

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Inveterate

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Stubbornly established by habit

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Infamy

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Notoriety extreme ill repute

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Incisive

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Clear, sharp, direct

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Innate

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Inborn, native, inherent

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Intrepid

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Brave in the face of danger

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Inhibit

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To prevent, restrain, stop

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Insatiable

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Incapable of being satisfied

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Inept

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Not suitable or capable, unqualified

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Myriad

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Consisting of a very great number

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Modicum

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A small amount of something

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Meticulous

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Extremely careful with details

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Morose

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Gloomy or sullen

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Maverick

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An independent, nonconformist person

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Lithe

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Graceful, flexible, supple

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Jubilant

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Extremely joyful, happy

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Lurid

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Ghastly, sensational

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Knell

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The solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death

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Maxim

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A common saying expressing a principle of conduct

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Nadir

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The lowest point of something

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Perusal

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A careful examination, review

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Nuance

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A slight variation in meaning, tone, expression

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Penchant

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A tendency, partiality, preference

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Parody

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A satirical imitation

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Obtuse

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Lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect

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Panacea

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A remedy for all ills or difficulties

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Oblivious

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Lacking consciousness or awareness of something

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Obsequious

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Excessively compliant or submissive

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Nominal

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Trifling, insignificant

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Staid

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Seddate, serious, self-restrained

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Rife

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Serendipity

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Luck, finding good things without looking for them

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Refurbish

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To restore, clean up

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Brash

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Hasty, incautious

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Predilection

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A preference or inclination for something

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Repudiate

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To reject, refue to accept

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Salient

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Significant, conspicous

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Plethora

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An abundance, excess

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Quaint

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Charmingly old-fashioned

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Vociferous

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Loud, boisterous

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Umbrage

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Resentment, offence

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Zenith

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The highest point, culminating point

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Sycophant

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One who flatters for self-gain

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Venerable

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Deserving of respect because of age or achievement

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Truculent

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Ready to fight, cruel

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Vex

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To confuse or annoy

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Taciturn

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Not inclinded to talk

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Wanton

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Undisciplined, lewd, lustful

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Superfluous

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Exceeding what is necessary

Mr Jex Study Skills 22-23 (8 decks)

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