Chapter 1-5 Flashcards

1
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Prate

A

to talk idly

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2
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languid

A

having little strength or energy

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3
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tenacity

A

determination, firmness

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4
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indolent

A

disliking activity

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5
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vitiated

A

ruined or spoiled

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6
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expatiate

A

to speak or write in detail

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7
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torpor

A

sluggishness, inactivity

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8
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tribunal

A

judgement seat, judiciary body

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9
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Culprit

A

guilty person

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10
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penal

A

relating to punishment

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11
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evanescent

A

vanishing like vapor

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12
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ignominy

A

disgrace and humiliation

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13
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rheumatic

A

stiff, diseased

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14
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mien

A

ones bearing, demeanor

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15
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phantasmagoric

A

Imaginary, consistently changing

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16
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Utopia

A

a perfect society

17
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congenial

A

sympathetic, agreeable

18
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inauspicious

A

unpromising, foreboding

19
Q

appended

A

attached or added

20
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sagacity

A

wisdom, discernment

21
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eminent

A

distinguished, prominent

22
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Purport

A

meaning, significance

23
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insubordination

A

disobedience to authority

24
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requital

A

return, repayment

25
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paramour

A

secret lover

26
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amenable

A

compliant

27
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draught

A

liquid to be drunk

28
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Morbid

A

diseased, sickly

29
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lurid

A

melodramatic, sensational

30
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vivify

A

to put life into, to animate

31
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inscrutable

A

incomprehensive, mysterious

32
Q

emolument

A

salary, pay

33
Q

succor

A

to help, to relieve

34
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incredulity

A

disbelief or skepticism