Chapter 11 Flashcards

1
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Extemporaneous

A

Spoken or done without preparation

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2
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Quell

A

Put an end

Subdue

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3
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Agitation

A

Nervous excitement

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4
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Hap

A

Fortune or luck

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5
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Aboriginal

A

Existing since earliest time

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6
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Empirical

A

Based or concerned with observation

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7
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Consequent

A

A thing that follows another

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8
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Caustic

A

Bitter and sacarstic

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9
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Giddy

A

Staggering

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10
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Bourgeois

A

Middle class

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11
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Contemporary

A

Occurring at the same time

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12
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Stratagem

A

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

A

Causing people to revel against the authority

17
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Billow

A

Large mass of something

18
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Condense

A

Expressed in few words

19
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Wither

A

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

A

Important

24
Q

Infringe

A

Actively break laws and agreements

25
Q

Sojourn

A

Stay temporarily

26
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Quiescent

A

Dormant or inactive

27
Q

Lieu

A

Instead

28
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Garish

A

Obtrusively bright and showy

29
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Utilitarian

A

Designed to be used for practical rather than attractive

30
Q

Overlay

A

Become more prominent