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Chap 3 part 1 Flashcards

1
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Temperance

A

self-restraint from drinking or eating

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Eminence

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to be known (popular; fame)

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Notoriety

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to be known for a bad quality

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Providential

A

Occurring at an opportune time

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Orthodox

A

normal; of the usual type

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Eccentric

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strange; odd

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Trifling

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trivial

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Conventional

A

in accordance to what is generally done/believed

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Ameliorate

A

to make better

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Ascertain

A

make sure of

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Overlook

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fail to notice

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Abate

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to diminish

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Adhere

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to stick to

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Alienate

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to cause to become unfriendly or distant

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Apathy

A

lack of emotion or interest

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Artless

A

free of deceit

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Crude

A

in its raw form

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Fandom

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to be a fan of somthing or someone

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Apportion

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to divide and allocate

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Castigate

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to severely scold

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21
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Demonize

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to make one seem wicked

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22
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Stigmatize

A

to condemn

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Abridge

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to decrease a text w/out losing its sense

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Antedate

A

to precede in time

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25
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Lascivious

A

being overtly sexual (in an inappropriate way)

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Expatriate

A

one who lives outside of his native country

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Prescient

A

having knowledge of something before it happens

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28
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Preternatural

A

beyond natural

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29
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Preordained

A

decided beforehand

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Pithy

A

concise and forcefully expressive

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31
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Lionize

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to give a lot of attention to

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Venerate

A

to regard with great respect

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Indemnify

A

to compensate for loss or harm

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Anectodal

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not necessarily reliable or true

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Quotidian

A

daily (something that happens every day)

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Caustic

A

being sarcastic in a bitter way

37
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Acerbic

A

being sharp with text

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Lackadaisical

A

lack of enthusiasm

39
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Vicissitude

A

changes in a circumstance (an unwanted one)

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Serendipity

A

changes in a circumstance (one that is welcomed)

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Akimbo

A

hands on hips with elbows turned outward

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Abreast

A

to be aligned with

43
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Obtuse

A

slow to understand (annoyingly insensitive)

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Subservient

A

willing to obey unquestionably

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Askance

A

with an attitude (look of suspicion or disapproval)

46
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Apologist

A

defender (one who offers an argument in defense of something controversial)

47
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Proponent

A

one who advocates a theory

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Mercenary

A

one who wants to make money even at the expense of ethics

49
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Lackey

A

servant

50
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Demarcate

A

to set boundaries

51
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Whitewash

A

to conceal one’s wrongdoings to clear one’s name

52
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Taciturn

A

untalkative

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Improvident

A

not providing for the future

54
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Dissolute

A

lax in morals

55
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Inimical

A

harmful or hostile w/ speech

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Pallid

A

pale

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Aghast

A

fearful

58
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Aghast

A

horrified

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Emblematic

A

symbolizing a theory or concept

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Enigmatic

A

mysterious (difficult to understand)

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Pragmatic

A

dealing with things sensibly and realistically

62
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Utalitarian

A

practical

63
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Quixotic

A

impractical

64
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Grandiloquent

A

pretentious

65
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Cajole

A

persuade one to do something through continued flattery

66
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Panned

A

critisize severely

67
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Mendacious

A

lying

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Roundly

A

so thoroughly as to leave no doubt

69
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Warily

A

cautiously

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Lauded

A

to praise highly

71
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Insouciance

A

carelesssness

72
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Profundity

A

deep insight

73
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listlessly

A

lacking enthusiasm or energy

74
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Insensible

A

incapable of perception

75
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Catharsis

A

the act of releasing

76
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Prologue

A

introductory section

77
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Catharsis

A

the process of releasing

78
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Ominously

A

having a feeling that something bad is going to happen

79
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Rampage

A

to run around uncontrollably and violently

80
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Ominously

A

in a way that suggests that something bad is going to happen

81
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Simpatico

A

to get along with

82
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Shrewd

A

having/showing sharp powers of judgement

83
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Simpatico

A

to get along with (compatible)

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