apportioned Flashcards by Shimona Narang

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apportioned

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divided and allocated

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hysteria

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uncontrollable and exaggerated reaction

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fandom

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having fans

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catastrophe

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event causing great damage

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peculiarly

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in an unusal way

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deify (deified)

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worship like god

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stigmatized

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condemned (express complete disapproval)

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abridged

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shortened

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annotated

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add notes to explain

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bane

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cause of great distress/annoyance;runination

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quaint

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old fashioned but unusual

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lascivious

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lustful

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alluring

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tempting, atrracting

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alienate

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estranged

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epoch

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a particular time in history

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embodied

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include/

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indemnify

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compensate for loss

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acerbic

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cutting (straightforward)

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slanderous

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false and malicious

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prescient

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having knowledge of something earlier

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preternatural

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beyond what is normal or narural

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preordained

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decide or determine beforehand

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preposterous

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contrary to reason or common sense; absurd or ridiculous

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pith

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essence of something

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coda

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concluding something

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prologue

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happening one after the other

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catharsis

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process of releasing from repressed emotions

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rampage

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a period of violent and uncontrolled behavior by a group of people

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homily

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a religious discourse

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vicissitude

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a change in fortune, especially unpleasant

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akimbo

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with hands on hips and elbows out

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abreast of

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side by side; level off

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subservient

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obey others unquestioningly

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askance

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with an attitude or look of disapproval

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apologist

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a person who argues for something controversial

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obsequious

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obey to an excessive degree

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mercenary

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making money in unethical way

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lackey

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serving in obsequious manner

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taciturn

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reserved or uncommunicative in speech

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impecunious

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having little money

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aghast

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filled with horror or shock

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pallid

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lacking vigor and intensity; insipid

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pan/ panned

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criticize severely

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mendacious

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untrue

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roundly

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emphatic and vehement; too straight to leave any doubt

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grandiloquent

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pompous and extravagant in language, style or manner

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coax

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persuade by either coax or flattery

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enigmatic

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difficult to understand

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quixotic

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extremely idealisitc

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emblamtic

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symbolic

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utilitarian

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designed to be practical and useful

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insouciance

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lack of concern, indifferent

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profundity

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great depth and insight