Chapter 5 Vocab Flashcards
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fop
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an excessively fashion-conscious man
2
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imprecation
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a curse
3
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non sequitur
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something that does not logically follow
4
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sanguine
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cheerful; optimistic
5
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bowdlerize
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to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc.
6
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impair
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to weaken; to cause to become worse
7
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panegyric
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an expression of praise
8
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quandary
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a puzzling situation, a dilemma
9
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ebullient
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enthusiastic
10
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deference
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respect; consideration
11
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carnal
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relating to physical appetite, especially sexual
12
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nebulous
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hazy; vague; uncertain
13
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rakish
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dashingly stylish and confident
14
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elegy
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a sad or mournful poem
15
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pedantic
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tending to show off one’s learning
16
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petr
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stone
17
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sist
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to stand, to stop, or to set
18
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ous
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full of
19
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viv and vit
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to live
20
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glyph
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to carve
21
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sub
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under
22
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id
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tending to
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al
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pertaining to
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