Chapter 5 Flashcards by Frank Juliano | Brainscape

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delineate

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to portray, sketch, or describe in vivid detail

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Acuity

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strength of your senses

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Depraved

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wicked, having no morals

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enervate

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to weaken or lessen

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esoteric

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difficult to understand (language)

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fecund

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fruitful in offspring

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fiat

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an order or decree

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figment

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product of your mind

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garner

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to collect or gather

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hallow

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to make sacred

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idiosyncrasy

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quirk (odd habit)

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ignominy

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shame

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mundane

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every day routine

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nuance

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like sleet/hail same but a bit deifferent

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overweening

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conceited

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penchant

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strong attraction

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reputed

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alleged

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sophistry

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being confidently wrong

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sumptous

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very costly

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ubiquitous

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present everywhere