Chapter 11 Flashcards
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augment
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to increase in size, amount, or degree
2
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benign
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- Kind; gracious; gentle
2. Favorable; not threatening
3
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connoiseur
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A person with extensive knowledge, especially of the fine arts; a person of refined taste
4
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discern
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- To detect with the eyes
- To understand or comprehend
- To recognize as separate or different
5
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embellish
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- To make beautiful by adding decorative elements
2. To add fictitious detail to
6
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execute
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- To carry out; to perform
- To create, as a work of art
- To put to death as a legal penalty
7
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discerning
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Having good judgement; perceptive
8
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exemplify
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To illustrate by being a good example of
9
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grotesque
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So distorted or strange as to appear bizarre or comical
10
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hallowed
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Greatly respected; holy; sacred
11
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impersonate
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- To assume the character or appearance of
2. To mimic
12
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malevolent
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Showing ill will or hatred; producing harm or evil
13
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malevolence
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A feeling or expression of ill will
14
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ornate
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Heavily and elaborately decorated
15
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pastoral
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- Having to do with shepherds and hoarders
2. Relating to country life, and often presented as charmingly simple