Chapter 2 Vocab Flashcards

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Antidote

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Noun/ a medicine to counteract a poison or disease

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Antediluvian

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Adj (extremely ancient)

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Apathy

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Noun/ lack of caring

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Apocryphal

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Adj/ made up

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Arbitrary

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Adj/ randomly chosen

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Ascendancy

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Noun/ domination

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Astute

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Adj/ wise

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Atrophy

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Noun/ wasted away

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Audacious

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Adj/ daring

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Austere

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Adj/ forbiddingly stern

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Avarice

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Noun/ greediness for wealth

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Aviary

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Noun/ enclosure for birds

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Banal

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Adj/ lacking originality, commonplace

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Beguile

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Verb/ pass time

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Benevolent

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Adj/ generous

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