apportioned Flashcards

divided and allocated

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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
concluding something
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prologue
happening one after the other
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catharsis
process of releasing from repressed emotions
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rampage
a period of violent and uncontrolled behavior by a group of people
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homily
a religious discourse
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vicissitude
a change in fortune, especially unpleasant
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akimbo
with hands on hips and elbows out
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abreast of
side by side; level off
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subservient
obey others unquestioningly
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askance
with an attitude or look of disapproval
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apologist
a person who argues for something controversial
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obsequious
obey to an excessive degree
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mercenary
making money in unethical way
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lackey
serving in obsequious manner
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taciturn
reserved or uncommunicative in speech
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impecunious
having little money
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aghast
filled with horror or shock
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pallid
lacking vigor and intensity; insipid
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pan/ panned
criticize severely
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mendacious
untrue
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roundly
emphatic and vehement; too straight to leave any doubt
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grandiloquent
pompous and extravagant in language, style or manner
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coax
persuade by either coax or flattery
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enigmatic
difficult to understand
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quixotic
extremely idealisitc
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emblamtic
symbolic
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utilitarian
designed to be practical and useful
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insouciance
lack of concern, indifferent
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profundity
great depth and insight