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Essential Words Units 6-10 Flashcards

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1
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appelation

A

name

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apposite

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strikingly appropriate and relevant

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apprise

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to inform

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approbation

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praise; approval

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appropriate

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to take possession for one’s own use; confiscate

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apropos

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relevant

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arabesque

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ornate design featuring intertwined curves; ballet

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archeology

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the study of material evidence of past human life

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ardor

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great emotion or passion

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arduous

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extremely difficult

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argot

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specialized vocabulary used by a group (e.g. crime writers)

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arrest

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to stop; seize

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artifact

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item made by human craft

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14
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Marxist

A

concept of class struggle plays a central role -> bourgeois oppression -> classless society

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artless

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innocent, natural, guileless

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ascetic

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practices self-denial, self-discipline

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asperity

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severity, harshness, irritability

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aspersion

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slander, false rumor

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assiduous

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diligent, hard-working

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assuage

A

to make less severe

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astringent

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harsh; severe; e.g. astringent after-shave

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asylum

A

place of refuge

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stoic

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philosophy emphasizing submission to divine will and freedom from emotion

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atavism

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in biology, the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence

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attenuate

A

to weaken

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audacious

A

bold, daring

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austere

A

stern, unadorned

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deism

A

god created, then abandoned

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age of enlightenment

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period that emphasized reason

30
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autonomous

A

self-governing, independent

31
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theory of evolution

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origins from similar organisms then generational change

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avarice

A

greed

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aver

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to affirm, declare to be true

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acovation

A

secondary occupation

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avuncular

A

like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant

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axiomatic

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taken for granted

37
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uniformitarianism

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geological theory; 19th century, geological processes shaped the earth and continue to do so

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catatrophism

A

rivals uniformitarianism; postulates that earth formed in an series of unique, catastrophic events

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bacchanalian

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pertaining to riotous or drunken destivity

40
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banal

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commonplace, trite

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banter

A

playful conversation

42
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bard

A

poet

43
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bawdy

A

obscene

44
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beatify

A

to sanctify; to bless

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bedizen

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to dress in a vulgar, showy manner

46
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behemoth

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huge creature, anything large and powerful

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belie

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to contradict, misrepresent, give a false impression

48
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beneficient

A

kindly, doing good

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bifurcate

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to divide into two parts

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blandishment

A

flattery (e.g. salesperson)

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blasé

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border because of frequent indulgence, unconcerned

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bolster

A

prop up, boost

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bombastic

A

pompous, inflated language

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boorish

A

rude, insensitive

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bovine

A

cowlike

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brazen

A

bold, shameless

57
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broach

A

to mention for the first time

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