Deck 14 Flashcards

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Agrarian

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Relating to land, agriculture, farmers

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Akimbo

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Hand on hip and elbows bent outward

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Albatross

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Seemingly inescapable moral or emotional burden

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Aleatory

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Depending on a contingent event

Pertaining to accidental causes; luck or chance

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Allegory

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Representation of abstract meaning through concrete or material forms
A symbolical narrative

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Amiable

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Pleasant, good natured qualities

Friendly, agreeable

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Analeptic

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Restoring, invigorating, giving strength after disease

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Anomie

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Individuals or society characterized by breakdown of social norms and values; i.e. uprooted people

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Antediluvian

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Belonging to period before the flood

Antiquated; old, out of date

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Ape (v.)

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To imitate mimic

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Apollonian

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Serene, calm, well-balanced

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Apologia

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Apology, as in defense/justification of a belief, idea, etc.

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Apologist

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A person who makes a defense in speech or writing of a belief

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Appellant

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A person who appeals

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Apportion

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To distribute or allocate proportionally

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Apposed

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To place side by side

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Arch (adj.)

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Mischievous; cunning, crafty, sly

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Arrant

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Downright, thorough, unmitigated

Wandering; errant

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Assay

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To examine, analyze

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Asseveration

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An emphatic assertion