Chap 11-21 Flashcards by g n | Brainscape

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degeneration

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n. a state of low honor or moral character.

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rectitude

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n. uprightness of a character

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garish

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adj. showy very bright

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obliquely

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adv. indirectly

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infallible

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adj. never wrong

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uncouth

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adj. crude unmannely

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akimbo

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adj. hands on hips and elbows bent outward

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sundry

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adj, various

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acrimionious

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adj. sarcastic; bitterly; nasty

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tenet

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n. a principle or belief generally held be true

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arid

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adj. dry; without expression

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expunge vb.

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remove completely

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n.foolish or rash boldness

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termerity

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indignant

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adj. angry

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adj. soothed;calmed

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mollified

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