English Flashcards

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Serendipity

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good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

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Apostasy

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the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief or principle.

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Apostasy

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the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief or principle.

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Apostasy

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the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief or principle.

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Disavowel

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the denial of any responsibility or support for something; repudiation.
“his disavowal of his previous writings”

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ephemera

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as Sufjan Stevens used it: “ephemera on my back, don’t break my arm”

things that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time.
“there were papers, letters, old boxes—all sorts of ephemera”
collectable items that were originally expected to have only short-term usefulness or popularity.
“Mickey Mouse ephemera”

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Anathema

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something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.
“racial hatred was anathema to her”

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Patrilineal

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Of or relating to the father’s line of descent

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Unassailable

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unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated.

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Unassailable

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unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated.

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Misanthropy

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A hate for human kind

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Ticker tape parade

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A ticker-tape parade is a parade event held in an urban setting, characterized by large amounts of shredded paper thrown onto the parade route from the surrounding buildings

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Gauche

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unsophisticated and socially awkward.

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Gulf

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a deep ravine, chasm, or abyss.(like a gap or fissure or opening)

Or

a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth. (lik inlet, creek..)

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Incel

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a portmanteau of “involuntary celibate”[1]) is a term associated with an online subculture of people (mostly white,[2] male, and heterosexual[3]) who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one, and blame, objectify and denigrate women and girls as a result.[4][5][6] The movement is strongly linked to misogyny. Originally coined as “invcel” around 1997 by a queer Canadian female student known as Alana, the spelling had shifted to “incel” by 1999,[7][8] and the term later rose to prominence in the 2010s, following the influence of misogynistic terrorists Elliot Rodger and Alek Minassian.

Some incels charge that women who deny them sex are committing “reverse rape” – just as dangerous and harmful as actual rape

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Specious

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superficially plausible, but actually wrong.
“a specious argument”

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Ad hoc

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created or done for a particular purpose as necessary.
“the discussions were on an ad hoc basis”

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Incursion

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an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one.
“incursions into enemy territory”