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Chapter 9 Flashcards

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Unvarnished

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Plain and straightforward

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Disenchanted

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Disappointed

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Coax

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Persuade by flattery

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Innumerable

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Too much to be counted

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Immutable

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Unable to be changed

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Legion

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Vast host or multitude

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Sprawl

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Spread out in an irregular way

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Aver

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Assert to be the case

A fact

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Fiat

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An order

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Chronicle

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An account of something

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Vibrancy

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Full of energy or life

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Tempestuous

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Strong or turbulent emotions

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Quip

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Witty remark

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Bumbling

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Acting in a confused or ineffectual way

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Bungle

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Carry out a task clumsily

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Swath

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An area of something

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Epigram

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A pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way

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Overarching

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Comprehensive

19
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Brazen

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Bold without shame

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Secularist

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A person who advocates separation of state or religious institutions

21
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Covet

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To possess something

22
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Mull

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Think about deeply

23
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Monolithic

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Large powerful and Intractable

24
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Expansive

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Communicative

25
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Colloquial

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Used in an ordinary convo

Informal

26
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Flail

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Flounder and struggle

27
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Bicker

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Argue about trivial matters

28
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Insufferable

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Intolerable

29
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Bemoan

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Express discontent or sorrow

30
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Cower

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Intimidate

Cow down in fear

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