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Chapter 26 - 30 Vocab Flashcards

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Advocate

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Supported; proponent (n.)

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Adversary

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An opponent (n.)

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Artisan

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A person who is skillful with his or her hands. (N.)

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Ascetic

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A person who refrains from indulging in earthly pleasures (n.)

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Charlatan

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A fraud; a quack or imposter (n.)

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Hedonist

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A person who lives for pleasure (n.)

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Orator

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A skillful public speaker (n.)

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Pariah

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A social outcast (n.)

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Raconteur

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A skilled storyteller (n.)

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Skeptic

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A person who doubts (n.)

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Virtuoso

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A highly skilled performer, usually a musical performer (n.)

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Extraneous

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Not necessary; not an essential part; not relevant (adj.)

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Frivolous

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Not having substance, a sense of importance, or seriousness (adj.)

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Incidental

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Less important, minor (adj.)

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Inconsequential

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Irrelevant; of no significance (adj.)

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Irrelevant

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Not relating to the matter at hand (adj.)

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Negligible

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Able or likely to be neglected due to smallness or lack of important (adj.)

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Peripheral

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Only marginally connected to what is truly important; minor or incidental; at the edge of one’s field of vision (adj.)

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Petty

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Minor of trivial (adj.)

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Superficial

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Lacking in depth or importance on the surface (adj.)

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Trifling

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Lacking significance; unimportant (adj.)

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Trivial

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Unimportant; ordinary (adj.)

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Acute

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Keen-minded; sharp (adj.)

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Astute

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Sharp minded; very clever (adj.)

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Discerning

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Able to judge people and situations clearly (adj)

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Erudite

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Wise due to much reading and studying; scholarly (adj.)

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Incisive

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Decisive, keen, and directly to the point (adj.)

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Ingenious

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Very clever or inventive (adj.)

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Judicious

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Showing wisdom in judging people and situations (adj)

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Perspicacious

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Using wise judgment; sharp minded (adj)

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Prudent

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Careful, cautious, and wise (adj)

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Sagacious

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Wise (adj)

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Savvy

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Smart, informed (adj)

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Shrewd

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Insightful, clever (adj)

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Acrid

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Bitter, harsh (adj)

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Arid

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Lacking water (adj)

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Aesthetic

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Having to do with artistic beauty (adj)

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Atheistic

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Without belief in any god (adj)

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Ambiguous

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Hard to understand, unclear, open to more than one interpretation (adj)

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Ambivalent

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Having conflicting feelings or opinions about something; unsure (verb)

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Coalesce

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To have different opinions join together; fuse (verb)

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Convalesce

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To recover from an illness (verb)

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Delusion

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False opinion or belief (n)

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Allusion

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Indirect reference often true character or theme found in some literature (n)

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Illusion

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Something unreal the kids and appearance to be real; a misconception (n)

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Imprudent

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Careless; rash (adj)

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Impudent

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Rude, disrespectful (adj)

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Indigenous

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Native; originating in a specific country or region (adj)

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Indigent

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Poor, impoverished, or needy (adj)

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Indignant

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Angry; resentful (adj)

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Intimate

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Suggest; to hint at (verb)

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Intimidate

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To frighten; to force into action (verb)

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Obscure

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Hard to understand; abstract (adj)

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Obtuse

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Stupid; not clear or precise (adj)

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Ponderable

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Important enough to require a lot of thought (adj)

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Ponderous

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Very heavy or bulky; dull or lifeless

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