Deck 16 Flashcards

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doldrums

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low spirits, a state of inactivity

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doleful

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sorrowful, filled with grief

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dolt

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a stupid person, a dunce

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dotage

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  • senility (weak from old age, feeble), foolish affection

- the period of life in which a person is old and weak

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double entendre

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a word or phrase having a double meaning, especially when the second meaning is risque

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dour

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forbidding, severe, gloomy

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downcast

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directed downward, dejected

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draconian

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harsh, severe, cruel

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droll

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humorous, amusing in an odd, often understated, way

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dross

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worthless stuff, esp. worthless stuff arising from the production of valuable stuff

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duress

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coercion, compulsion by force or threat

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ebb

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to diminish, recede

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ebullient

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boiling, bubbling with excitement, exuberant

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ecclesiastical

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having to do with the church

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eclectic

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  • choosing the best from many sources

- drawing from many sources

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16
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eclipse

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to overshadow, to reduce the significance of, to surpass

17
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edict

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an official decree

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efifice

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a big, imposing building

19
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edify

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to enlighten, to instruct

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effectual

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effective, adequate

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efficacy

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effectiveness

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effigy

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a likeness of someone, esp. one used in expressing hatred for the person of whom it is a likeness

  • phrase: burned an effigy
  • a sculpture or model of a person, statue
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egalitarian

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believing in the social and economic equality of all people

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egregious

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extremely bad, flagrant (offensive, blatant)

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electorate

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the body of people entitled to vote in an election, the voters