caesar 1 Flashcards

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gossamer

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something extremely light, flimsy, or delicate

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fastidious

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excessively particular, critical, or demanding (hard to please)

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nemesis

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something or someone a person cannot completely overcome or defeat

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recant

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withdraw previous statements

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culpable

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deserving blame

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invalidate

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to deprive of legal force

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preclude

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prevent

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extrinsic

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not part of the essintial nature of something or someone

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declaim

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to speak loudly and in a practiced or formal way

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fetter

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to prevent someone or something that from acting freely

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paragon

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model of excellence

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nomadic

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wandering

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asperity

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harshness pf tone or manner

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epithet

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adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a usualy negative quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned

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exult

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rejoice greatly

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attest

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to certify

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enigma

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a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand

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abortive

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failing to produce the intended result

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innate

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inborn, natural

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myriad

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countless number