Content Vocab 141-160 Flashcards
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cosmopolitan
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something that is common to most parts of the world OR a person who feels at home all over the world
2
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inelegant
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lack of elegance
3
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posturing
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behavior that is intended to impress or mislead
4
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comical
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humorous
5
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reduction
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taking away; making something smaller or less
think: when something is reduced
6
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liberal
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favorable to or respectful of individual rights and freedoms
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grim
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uninviting or unapproachable
8
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monopolize
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obtain exclusive possession or control of
9
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amalgamation
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process of uniting or combining
10
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dissertation
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a long essay on a particular subject
11
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consummate
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complete; to make perfect
12
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epochs
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the beginning of a distinctive period in history of someone or something
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permeate
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spread throughout
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rattlebrain
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a thoughtless person
15
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pomps
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a show of magnificence
