Deck 5 Flashcards by Sophie Gibert | Brainscape

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Hapless

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unfortunate or unlucky

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Dilatory

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causing delay; procrastinating

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Consequent

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resultant

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Caustically

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bitterly, sarcastically

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Indolent

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lazy

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Wearying

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tiring

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Wistful

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sad, yearning

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Embitter

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v. to cause to feel bitter or resentful

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Contravene

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v. to contradict

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Misgiving

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a feeling of doubt or apprehension

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Brusque

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blunt

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Transcendent

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surpassing usual limits

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Consummated

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completed or fulfilled

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Gainsay

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v. to deny

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Sacrosanct

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sacred or unassailable

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Apocryphal

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of dubious authenticity

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Sojourn

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a temporary stay

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Insurrection

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an uprising

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Bereavement

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a loss or deprivation

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Ostentation

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showy or pretentious display

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Moot

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no longer relevant

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Emendation

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revisions, improvements, corrections to a text

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Homonym

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a word that sounds the same as another word

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Metonym

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a word that is used as another term for something it relates to

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Syllogism

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a particular type of deductive argument