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English Finals study guide 2022-2023 Flashcards

1
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  1. Conciliate
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to overcome or appease

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  1. Echelon
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a series of grades in an organization or military unit

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Exacerbate

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violent, severe, painful

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Irrefutable

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Impossible to disprove

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Paucity

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a scarce quantity

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Allege

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To claim without proof

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Juggernaut

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A massive and inescapable force

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Macabre

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gruesome and horrible

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portend

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to give a warning ahead of time

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recant

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to withdraw a statement or beleif

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slough

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to get rid of something; discard

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Acclamation

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a shout of welcome

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Unremitting

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never stopping

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14
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Collusion

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secret argument

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15
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mandate

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a formal order or command

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vacillate

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to be indecisive

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17
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Vituperative

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harshly abusive

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18
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Decimate

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to kill or destroy

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forgo

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to do without; give up

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20
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Obsequious

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submissive

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21
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penitent

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regretful

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rebuff

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to repel

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Shambles

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a slaughterhouse

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foible

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a minor flaw

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obtuse

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blunt; 90 degree triangle

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Sporadic

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having no set plan or order

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Ambient

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completely surrounding

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Cabal

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a small secret group

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Eclectic

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drawn from different sources

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rife

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widespread

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sequester

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to set apart

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Detritus

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loose bits and pieces of material

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Rudiments

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the early stages of anything

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Gregarious

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living together in a group

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Laconic

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using few words

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Omnipresent

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present in all places

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Plaintive

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expressive of sorrow

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Defunct

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dead

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Mendacious

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lying or deception

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Nadir

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the lowest point

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Requite

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to make suitable repayment

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Contrite

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regretful for some misdeed or sin

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Gholish

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revolting in an unnatural way

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Affront

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an open or intentional insult

45
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Cognizant

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aware

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Machinations

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a crafty or scheming action designed to accomplish an evil end

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Minutiae

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small or trivial details

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Cacophonous

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harsh sounding

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Euphemism

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a mild or inoffensive expression

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Imminent

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about to happen

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Loath

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unwilling to

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Manifest

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to make something appear to the human eye; cargo on a ship

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Dissidence

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a difference of opinion

54
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Nascent

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just coming into existence

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Progeny

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descendants

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Epicurean

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the pursuit of pleasure

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Promulgate

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to proclaim or issue officially

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Mock Epic

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A parody that imitates an epic’s characters and events to make good fun out of them

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Mood

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The feeing and atmosphere of a work

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Occasion

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the time/place a speech is given or written

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Parody

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A funny imitation of someone else’s work

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Pathos

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A speaker’s way to emotionally appeal their audience through values, desires, and hopes

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