Chapter IV Flashcards

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Draconian

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Strict laws/rules

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2
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Laconic

A

Brief

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3
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Spartan

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Plain, simple

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4
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Halcyon

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Happiness, tranquility, peaceful

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5
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Sophistry

A

Plausible but deliberately misleading argument, intended to deceive

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6
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Chimerical

A

Unchecked imagination that is never fully realized

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7
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Impecunious

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Poor, penniless

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8
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Nefarious

A

Wicked

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9
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Jovial

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Good humor, jocular

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10
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Dirge

A

Funeral hymn

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11
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Maudlin

A

Tearful

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12
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Quixotic

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Impractical idealism

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13
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Martinet

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Strict adherence to the rules

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14
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Bowdlerize

A

Remove parts of a book considered offensive, censor

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15
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Galvanize

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Electrify, shock

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16
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Picayune

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Smallest importance

17
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Juggernaut

A

Crush all in path

18
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Zenith

A

Highest point, apex

19
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Nadir

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Lowest point, bottom