Chapter 11 Flashcards

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Extemporaneous

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Spoken or done without preparation

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Quell

A

Put an end

Subdue

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3
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Agitation

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Nervous excitement

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4
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Hap

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Fortune or luck

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5
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Aboriginal

A

Existing since earliest time

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Empirical

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Based or concerned with observation

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7
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Consequent

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A thing that follows another

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8
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Caustic

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Bitter and sacarstic

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9
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Giddy

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Staggering

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10
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Bourgeois

A

Middle class

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11
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Contemporary

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Occurring at the same time

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12
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Stratagem

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Plan or scheme

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13
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Resplendent

A

Attractive and impressive

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14
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Stoicism

A

Endurance of pain and hardship

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15
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Obfuscate

A

Obscure

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16
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Seditious

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Causing people to revel against the authority

17
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Billow

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Large mass of something

18
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Condense

A

Expressed in few words

19
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Wither

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Dry and shriveled

20
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Slipshod

A

Lack of care thought and organization

21
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Decadent

A

Moral and cultural decline

22
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Salient

A

Clear obvious and important

23
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Substantial

24
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Infringe

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Actively break laws and agreements

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Sojourn
Stay temporarily
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Quiescent
Dormant or inactive
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Lieu
Instead
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Garish
Obtrusively bright and showy
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Utilitarian
Designed to be used for practical rather than attractive
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Overlay
Become more prominent