English Week 12 Vocabulary Flashcards by Lianna Bunting | Brainscape

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Greedy for riches

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Avaricious

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Glorification of a person or thing; raising of something to be a person or God

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Apotheosis

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Punishment; severe criticism

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Chastisement

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Quick-tempered

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Choleric

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Made by bringing together different elements

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Synthesized

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Went beyond, excelled

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Surpassed

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Held back or restrained

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Repressed

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Regard withdrew respect or love

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Revere

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Coated with varnish made from shellac or resin

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Lacquered

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Accidental and beneficial at the same time

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Fortuitous

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Hard to manage because of shape or weight

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Unwieldly

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Old word meaning “to kick disdainfully”

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Spurn

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Power

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Potency

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Maze

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Labyrinth

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Having only one syllable

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Monosyllabic

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Statement that one argues for

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Contention

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Joined; accompanied

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Consorted

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Slight; flimsy; not substantial or strong

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Tenuous

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Asking or begging

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Imploring

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Lacking the power to move; inactive

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Inert