AP English Week 1 LHHS Black Flashcards by Alli Truscott | Brainscape

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potentate

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monarch or ruler with great power

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quaint

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charmingly old-fashioned

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inopportune

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coming at a bad time

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inclement

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stormy, harsh

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labyrinthine

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resembling a labyrinth or the inner ear

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zenith

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the highest point; peak

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grievous

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causing sorrow or pain

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edifice

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a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building

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foliage

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the leaves of a plant

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antipathy

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strong dislike

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eulogy

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a formal speech praising a person who has died

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witticism

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a clever remark

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placid

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calm, peaceful

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portent

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a sign or forewarning

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lurid

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causing shock or horror

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decorum

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appropriateness of behavior or conduct

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ignominy

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deep personal humiliation & disgrace

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pallor

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extreme or unnatural paleness

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ascetic

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practicing self-denial for religious reasons

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propriety

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the state of being proper, appropriateness;