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Ch. 11 & 12 Flashcards

1
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Imprecation

A

A curse

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2
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Jocular

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Humorous, lighthearted

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3
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Juxtapose

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To place side by side for comparison

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4
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Kinetic

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Pertaining to motion

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5
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Cosmetic

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Destiny, fate, fortune (one’s lot in life)

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Knell

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A sound made by a bell rung slowly for a death or funeral

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7
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Labyrinth

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A complicated network of winding passages; a maze

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Lachrymose

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Tearful, weepy

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Laconic

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Using few words; short, concise

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10
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Lambent

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Softly bright or radiant; running or moving lightly over a surface

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11
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Languid

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Sluggish; drooping from weakness

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12
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Lascivious

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Lustful or lewd; inciting sexual desire

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13
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Legerdemain

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Slight of hand; deception

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14
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Libertine

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One who leads an immortal life

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15
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Machination

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An evil design or plan

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16
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Macroscopic

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Visible to the naked eye

17
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Maelstrom

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Whirlpool, turbulence; agitated state of mind

18
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Malapropism

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A word humorously misused

19
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Malleable

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Capable of being changed; easily shaped

20
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Martinet

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A strict disciplinarian; taskmaster

21
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Masochist

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One who enjoys his or her own pain and suffering

22
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Mendacious

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Lying; false, deceitful

23
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Meretricious

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Attractive in a cheap, flashy way

24
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Milieu

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Environment, setting

25
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Miscreant

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A vicious person

26
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Nebulous

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Hazy, vague, uncertain

27
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Necromancy

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Magic, especially that practiced by a witch

28
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Neologism

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Use a new word; making up a new word or definition

29
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Nihilism

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A total rejection of established laws

30
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Impotent

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Powerless; lacking strength

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