Apostrophe vocab Flashcards

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visceral

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relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect.

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illusory

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based on illusion; not real.

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existential

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If something is existential, it has to do with human existence. If you wrestle with big questions involving the meaning of life, you may be having an existential crisis.

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patently

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clearly; without doubt.

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obsequious

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obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

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Watershed

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an event or period marking a turning point in a course of action or state of affairs.

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Cloying

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excessively sweet, rich, or sentimental, especially to a disgusting or sickening degree

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contrived

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created or arranged in a way that seems artificial and unrealistic.

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prescient

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having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.

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