Chap 5 Flashcards

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Delineate

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To describe in vivid detail

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Acuity

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Sharpness

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Depraved

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Marked by evil and corruption

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Enervate

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to weaken or lessen the strength of something

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Esoteric

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Understood only by a select few

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Fecund

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Fruitful in offspring or vegetation

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Figment

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A figment of your imagination

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Garner

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To gather for later use

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Hallow

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to set apart as holy or sacred

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Idiosyncrasy

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Something you use to identify someone such as facial features

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Ignominy

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Shame and disgrace

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Mundane

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Ordinary/ routine

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Nuance

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A subtle or slight variation

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Overweening

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Arrogant

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Penchant

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A strong attraction

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Reputed

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Reputable

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Sophistry

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Reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound

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Sumptuous

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Costly, rich

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Ubiquitous

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Present or existing elsewhere

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Fiat

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Rules