chapter 14 Flashcards

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Penury

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Latin word which means “neediness”, poverty , complete lack of financial resources

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2
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Fluo

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which means to flow

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3
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Affluent

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people have money that keeps flowing to them.

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4
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Vicarious

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is experiencing an emotion by becoming emphatically involved in another person feelings

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5
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ephemeral

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short lived/outlast a day

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Euphemism

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something said in good voice word or expression

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7
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badinage

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is half teasing non malicious banter,intended to tease rather than offend

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8
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bovine

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is built on the Latin word bovis fro ox or cow /lacks strong feelings

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9
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nostalgia

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homesickness

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10
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cacophony

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sounds that are unmusical harsh and offensive

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11
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Carnivorous

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animal is one whose main diet is meat

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12
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Herbivore

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animal that eats grains ,grasses,and other vegetation

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13
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omnivorous

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animal that eats all meats,grains,grasses….

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14
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omnipotent

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meaning all knowing

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15
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clandestine

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implies secrecy or conceament in the working out of a plan that is dangerous or illegal

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16
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Omnis

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means all

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17
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pheme

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means voice

18
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Aduluate

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flatter lavishly

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malign

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spreads malicious rumors about

20
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tillitate

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tickle stimulate pleasurlibly

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taciturn

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unwilling to engage in conversation

22
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inarticulate

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sputtering unintelligly

23
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voluble

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fluent and rapid

24
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martinet

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discipline

25
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virago

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loud mouthed female

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monomaniac

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single mindeness

27
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naive

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experienced ; unworthy

28
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consummate

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highest

29
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chronic

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continuing over along period pf time

30
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persicasious

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keen minded

31
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stoical

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unflining

32
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iconoclast

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non traditional

33
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indefatiglebe

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tireless

34
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entomology

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insect forms

35
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parricide

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killing of parents

36
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ambi

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both

37
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anti

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against

38
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genesis

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the beginning

39
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cide

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killing

40
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semanticts

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meaning of a word