ch 8-9 vocab Flashcards by stefan fadaei

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austere

A

severe or strict in manner

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prosaic

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common; lacking poetic beauty

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phosphorescent

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glow in the dark

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inarticulate

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unable to speak or express yourself clearly

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envisaged

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picturing something in your mind before it happens (vision)

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adumbration

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hint/preview of something that will happen later

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puerility

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childish and being immature

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indefatigable

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never getting tired; persisting tirelessly

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sibilant

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hissing like a snake

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egoism

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having a high/arrogant view of urself > others

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fluency

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fully knowledgeable (in a language)

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magnanimity

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generous

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incredulity

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skepticism

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dichotomy

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division of 2 things

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inherent

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something within such as ur nature/morals

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orotund

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bombastic; pretentious

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fissiperate

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separate/divide

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antithesis

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direct opposite (anti)