Chapter 41-50 Flashcards by Caitlyn nava | Brainscape

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Deviate

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Drift from

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Nabob

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A man of great wealth

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Perseverance

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Determination

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Prismatic

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Pertaining to a prism

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Tuileries

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A formal royal palace in Paris

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Churlish

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Rude

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Gesticulation

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Dramatic gesture

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Odious

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Extremely unpleasant

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Phlegmatically

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Sluggish

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Presage

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A warning

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Banality

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Boring or ordinary

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Condescension

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Thinking your better than everyone else

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Cynosure

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Center of attention

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Execrably

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Awful, terrible

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Incessantly

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Constantly

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Notwithstanding

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Nevertheless; in spite of

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Viscount

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A British nobleman above a baron, but below an earl

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Apoplectic

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Overcome with anger; relating to stroke

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Auspices

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kindly endorsement & guidance

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Ineffable

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Indescribable

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Recountable

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Tell, describe

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Torpor

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A state of mental/physical inactivity

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Tumultuous

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Excited, confused, or disorderly

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Pallid

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Pale b/c of poor health

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Misapprehension

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Interpretation of something

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Solicitude

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Care/concern for someone

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Arabesque

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An ornamental design w/intertwined flowing lines

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Enjoin

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Urge, encourage

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Indiscreet

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Careless, foolish

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Insensate

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Without human feeling

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Kiosk

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Small area set off by walls for special use

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Precuniary

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Financial; money