English 101 Flashcards

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Exorbitant

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Unreasonably high

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Merriment

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Light hearted and fun

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Bedeck

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Decorated

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Jubilant

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feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph

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Procession

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a number of people or vehicles moving forward in an orderlyfashion, especially as part of a ceremony or festival.

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Preceptor

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a teacher or instructor

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Clad

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Clothed

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Ascetic

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characterized by or suggesting the practice of severeself-discipline and abstentionfrom all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons

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Auspicious

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Favourable

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Martial

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War-like

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Transgression

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an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offense

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Languidly

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in a way that lacks vitality or energy; lazily

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Tepidly

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in a way that is not enthusiastic

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Ostentatious

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characterized byvulgaror pretentious display; designed toimpressor attract notice.

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Eminent

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(of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession.

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