chapter 43-47 Flashcards by George Gong | Brainscape

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felicity

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happiness; skillfulness

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fervor

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great warmth or earnestness

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fetter

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to restrain

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fidelity

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faithfulness

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figurative

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metaphorical

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finesse

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skillful

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flagrant

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glaringly bd

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flaunt

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to show off

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flout

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disrespect

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foible

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a minor character flaw

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foment

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instigate

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forbear

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to restrain from doing something

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forego

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to not do something

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forsake

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to abandon; to leave

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fortuitous

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occurring by chance

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founder

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to fail

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fraternal

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like brothers

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frenetic

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frenzied

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frugal

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like to save money

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furtive

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secretive

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futile

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useless

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garrulous

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talkative

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gauche

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unskillful; awkward

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genre

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category

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genteel

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polite and aristocratic

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gesticulate

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to make gesture

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glut

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a surplus

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grandiloquent

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pompous, using a lot of fancy words in a speech

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grandiose

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exaggerated, extravegant

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gratuitous

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uninvited

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gravity

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seriousness

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gregarious

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sociable

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guile

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cunning and deceiving

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hackneyed

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overused; cliche

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hapless

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unlucky

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harbinger

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a signal of

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hedonism

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the empathy of enjoyment in life; a lifestyle wanting pleasure

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hegemony

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leadership

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heresy

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a wrong doing by believing in something controversial

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hermetic

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in an insulated atmosphere

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heyday

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the golden age

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hiatus

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a break

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hierarchy

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a packing order

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histrionic

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overly dramatic

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homily

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a speech; a sermon

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homogeneous

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uniform

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husbandry

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saving money or other things

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hyperbole

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an exaggeration

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hypothetical

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uncertain

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iconoclast

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one who attacks popular beliefs

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ideology

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a system of beliefs

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idiosyncrasy

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a peculiarity

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idyllic

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naturally peaceful and charming

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ignominy

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deep disgrace

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illicit

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illegal

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immigrate

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to move permanently to a new country

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imminent

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just about to happen

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immutable

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unchangable

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impartial

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fair

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impeccable

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flawless

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imperial

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like an emperor

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imperious

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bossy

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impervious

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not allowing anything to pass through; impenetrable

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impetuous

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impulsive

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implement

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to carry out

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impotent

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ineffective and powerless

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impugn

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to attack the integrity of something

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inane

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silly

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inaugurate

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to begin officially