Chapter 41-50 Flashcards
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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
3
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Perseverance
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Determination
4
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Prismatic
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Pertaining to a prism
5
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Tuileries
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A formal royal palace in Paris
6
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Churlish
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Rude
7
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Gesticulation
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Dramatic gesture
8
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Odious
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Extremely unpleasant
9
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Phlegmatically
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Sluggish
10
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Presage
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A warning
11
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Banality
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Boring or ordinary
12
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Condescension
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Thinking your better than everyone else
13
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Cynosure
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Center of attention
14
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Execrably
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Awful, terrible
15
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Incessantly
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Constantly
16
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Notwithstanding
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Nevertheless; in spite of
17
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Viscount
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A British nobleman above a baron, but below an earl
18
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Apoplectic
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Overcome with anger; relating to stroke
19
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Auspices
A
kindly endorsement & guidance
20
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Ineffable
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Indescribable
21
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Recountable
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Tell, describe
22
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Torpor
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A state of mental/physical inactivity
23
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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
Interpretation of something
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Solicitude
Care/concern for someone
27
Arabesque
An ornamental design w/intertwined flowing lines
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Enjoin
Urge, encourage
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Indiscreet
Careless, foolish
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Insensate
Without human feeling
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Kiosk
Small area set off by walls for special use
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Precuniary
Financial; money
