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Chapter 14 Flashcards

1
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Vicarious

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Living life through someone else

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Ephemeral

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Fleeting, leaves without a trace

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Euphemism

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Indirect word or saying

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Badinage

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Witty or clever small talk, word play

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5
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Bovine

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Like a cow, calm patient placid

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6
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Nostalgia

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Good old days

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Cacophonous

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Harsh and loud noises

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Carnivorous

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Meat eating

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Clandestine

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Illegal and secret activities

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10
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Penuria

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Need

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Penurious

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Stingy so it looks like you’re in poverty

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12
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Parsimonious

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Less stingy but cheap

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13
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Indigence

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Not penniless but live a hard life

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14
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Destitution

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Living without anything at all

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15
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Affluence

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Wealthy, still increasing

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16
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Opulence

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Grandeur, lavishness, luxury

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17
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Ad-

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Towards

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18
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Fluo

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Flow

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19
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Opulentus

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Wealthy

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20
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Ephemera

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Dayfly

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Ephemeral

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Short lived

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22
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Evanescence

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Here and then gone before you notice

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23
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Ex

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Out

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24
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Vanesco

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To vanish

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25
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-esce

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Beginning to

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26
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Adolescent

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Beginning to grow up

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27
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Eu-

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Good

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28
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Pheme

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Voice

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29
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Euphony

A

Good sound

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30
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Eulogy

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Good speech

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31
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Logos

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Word or speech

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32
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Euphoria

A

Good feeling

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33
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Euthanasia

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Good death

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34
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Thanatos

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Death

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35
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Persiflage

A

More sarcastic, not malicious

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36
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Cliche

A

Overused phrases

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37
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Bromide

A

Unoriginal and dull

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38
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Platitude

A

Cliche but speaker says it with novelty

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39
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Anodyne

A

Pain reliever

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40
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Anodyne

A

White lie to make someone feel better

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41
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Bromide

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Sedative

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42
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Bromidic

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Dull wit, sedative effect on listener

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43
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Platys

A

Flat broad

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44
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Plateau

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Flat land

45
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Plate platter

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Flat dishes

46
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Platypus

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Flat feet

47
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Platitude

A

Flat statement, falls flat

48
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An-

A

Negative suffix

49
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Odyne

A

Pain

50
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Bovis

A

Cow or ox

51
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Leonine

A

Like a lion

52
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Canine

A

Like a dog

53
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Feline

A

Like a cat

54
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Porcine

A

Like a pig

55
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Vulpine

A

Like a fox

56
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Ursine

A

Bear like

57
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Lupine

A

Wolflike

58
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Equine

A

Horselike

59
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Piscine

A

Fishlike

60
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Porcus

A

Pig

61
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Leo

A

Lion

62
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Canis

A

Dog

63
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Felis

A

Cat

64
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Vulpus

A

Fox

65
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Ursus

A

Bear

66
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Lupus

A

Wolf

67
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Equus

A

Horse

68
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Piscis

A

Fish

69
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Ursula

A

A little bear

70
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Nostos

A

To return

71
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Algos

A

Pain

72
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Lupus (not animal)

A

Skin disease that eats into skin

73
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Cacoptic

A

Things that are ugly in the city

74
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Kakos

A

Bad harsh

75
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Euphony

A

Good sound

76
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Phonograph

A

Writer of sound

77
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Saxophone

A

Sound invented by Sax

78
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Xylophone

A

Sounds through wood

79
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Xylon

A

Wood

80
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Phonetics

A

Science of sounds of language

81
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Phonics

A

Science of all sounds

82
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Carnis

A

Flesh

83
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Voro

A

To devour

84
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Herba

A

Herbs

85
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Omnis

A

All

86
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Voracious

A

Devourer

87
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Omnipotent

A

All powerful

88
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Potens, potentis

A

Powerful

89
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Potentate

A

A powerful ruler

90
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Impotent

A

Powerless

91
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Potent

A

Powerful

92
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Potential

A

Possessing power

93
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Penury

A

Dire poverty

94
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Omniscient

A

All knowing

95
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Sciens

A

Knowing

96
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Omnipresent

A

Everywhere at once

97
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Ubiquitous

A

Everywhere at once

98
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Ubique

A

Everywhere

99
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Omnibus

A

For all including all

100
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Carnelian

A

Reddish color, color of flesh

101
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Carnival

A

Mardi Gras

102
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Vale

A

Farewell

103
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Carnal

A

Flesh appetites

104
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Carnage

A

Destruction of life

105
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Reincarnation

A

Born again as something new

106
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Clam

A

Secretly

107
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Surreptitious

A

Stealthy sneaky

108
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Incarnate

A

In the flesh

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