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Cmc vocab quiz 3 Flashcards

1
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pancacea

A

a solution/cure to all problem or disease

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exile

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to force (someone) to go to live in a distant place or foreign country

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3
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timorous

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easily frightened; full of fear

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4
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strident

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sounding harsh and unpleasant

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5
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ascendancy

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a position of power in which someone can control or influence other people

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austere/austerity

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not fancy ,not much money

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myriad

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too much to count, ongoing amount

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consternation

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anxiety at something unexpected.

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veritable

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true or real [often used to emphasize in a metaphor]

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stupefy

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o shock or surprise (someone) very much to cause (someone) to become confused or unable to think clearly

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injunction

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an order from a court of law that says something must be done or must not be done

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torpor

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a state of not being active and having very little energy

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13
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mercenary

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a soldier who will fight for any group or country that hires him

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sinister

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having an evil appearance

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paroxysm

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increase of symptoms of a disease (such as pain, coughing, shaking, etc.) that often occurs again and again

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complaisant

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willing to please other people easily convinced to do what other people want

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nonchalant

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relaxed and calm in a way that shows that you do not care or are not worried about anything
(dread heads for example..!)

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prosaic

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dull or ordinary

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19
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ingrate

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an ungrateful person

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20
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disciple

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: someone who accepts and helps to spread the teachings of a famous person
(spreading the gospel for example!)

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21
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fugitive

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a person who is running away to avoid being captured;

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22
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infatuate

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short-lived love or admiration for someone.

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phlegmatic

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not easily upset, excited, or angered

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oblique

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: not direct; not stated directly

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25
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infamy/infamous

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known for doing bad things or being evil

26
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throng

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a large group of people

27
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machination

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a plot or scheme.

28
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presentiment

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a feeling or belief that something is going to happen

29
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infallible/fallible/fallacy

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certain to work properly or succeed / capable of making mistakes or being wrong
/ a wrong belief : a false or mistaken idea

30
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phosphorescence

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think the phosphorescence sea :)

31
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sublime

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very beautiful or good

32
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sonorous

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having a sound that is deep, loud, and pleasant

33
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pallor

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very pale in color

34
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palpitations

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35
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avid

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Very eager, greedy, desperate for something

36
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avarice

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Desire for money

37
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allay

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Put in rest, calm, quiet down,relief

38
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cleave

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Cut, divide, split
OR put together, stick

39
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sylph

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A slender graceful women
OR supernatural beings

40
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convalescence

A

Recovery of health after illness

41
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oscillate

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To move back and fourth, to keep changing

42
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decorum

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To fix manners
Show respect

43
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ample

A

providing or doing more than what is needed

44
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insolent

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showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.

45
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apathy

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ndifferent, Uninterested, emotionless

46
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flagrant

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Noticeable, obvious, bad

47
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concierge

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guardian, watchman, bodyguard, doors person

48
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exposition

A

clear explanation

49
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gallows

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Wooden frame, execution machine

50
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foundlings

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an infant thats been abandoned and is discovered and cared for by others.

51
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ruse

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a trick or act to trick someone

52
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repent

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to feel or show that you are sorry for something bad or wrong that you did and that you want to do what is right

53
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audacious

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a confident and daring quality that is often seen as shocking or rude

54
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substantiate

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to establish by proof or competent evidence to support something

55
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averse

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dislike, or distaste

56
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chasm

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deep hole or opening in the surface of the earth

57
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filial

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of or relating to a son or daughter

58
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livid

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very angry or dark in color

59
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affable

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friendly and easy to talk to,
appraochable

60
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reparations

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money that a country or group that loses a war pays because of the damage, injury, deaths, etc.

CMC Vocab quiz 2 (8 decks)

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