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Exam 3 Flashcards

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enigmatic

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mysterious

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canonize

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to raise to the highest rank of honor and glory

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elicit

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to deduce through reason or argument

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feudal

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of or having to do with land held in a feud

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analect

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a literary fragment

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didactic

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used for teaching

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osprey

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the fish-hawk, a bird of prey

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mallow

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any of a family of plants with large flowers and sticky juice in their stems

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zither

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a musical instrument that has thirty to forty strings stretched across a flat soundboard, played with a plectrum

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rushes

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a species found in moist, boggy areas, used to make baskets or mats

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turmoil

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disturbance

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plight

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a dangerous or awkward situation

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vexation

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the act of irritating

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to haver

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to talk in a silly and incoherent way

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millet

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a cereal grass whose grain used for food in Europe and Asia

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to deign

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to accept with condescension

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to ebb

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to flow back

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to plough

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to cut and turn up soil with a plow

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oriole

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yellow and black bird

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aster

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plants with composite leaves and purple slowers

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shrike

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bird with a shrill voice

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milkwort

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plant supposed to increase milk flow in women

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ailanthus

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trees that silkworms eat

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hemp

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tall Asiatic plant used as annual herbaceous plant

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shrewd

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keen-witted, clever

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staunch

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sound, strong, watertight

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hale

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welfare

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vouchsafed

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gracious enough to grant

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boon

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a favor or request

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viand

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an article of food

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thronging

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a crowd

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verdure

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fresh green color of growing things

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beck

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a small brook with a rocky bottom

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plumed

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to pick and adjust plumage

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to gloam

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to grow dark

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36
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scepter

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staff or rod held by sovereigns

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jade

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hard ornamental stone

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greaves

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sediment of skin formed when animal fat is melted

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barrows

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a frame or box with handles used for transporting heavy loads

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doughty

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brave, valiant, noble

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blazon

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a technical description or illustration of a coat of arms

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emblem

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visible symbol of a thing, class of people, idea

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pious

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showing religious devotion

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44
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flout

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to show disdain

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verdant

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green with vegetation

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hoarfrost

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a deposit of needle-like ice crystals formed on ground by condensation at temperatures below freezing

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disavowed

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claiming to have no knowledge of

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explicate

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to make plain or clear through explanation

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to foment

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promote the growth of

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filial

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the relation of child to parents

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piety

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dutiful respect

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polestar

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something that serves as a guiding principle

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zealous

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diligent, devoted

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destitute

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deprived of, lacking

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desist

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to cease

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tribulation

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severe suffering

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trial

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act of trying, testing

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parti pris

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position taken in advance

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expedient

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object described is suitable for the purpose it was made for

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to remonstrate

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plead in protest

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to trowel

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to dig, shape, or smooth

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steadfast

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firm in purpose

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hamlet

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small village

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hovel

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small hut, usually dirty

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pedant

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a “by the book” sort of person who disregards common sense

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venerable

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worthy of reverence, commands great respect

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fervent

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great enthusiasm

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circumspection

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action of caution

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penury

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extreme poverty

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affluence

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abundance of wealth, property, or thoughts

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finicky

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excessively particular

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emulate

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to equal or surpass with effort

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to eschew

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shun, avoid

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capriciousness

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to be guided by sudden change

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dogmatism

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assertion of opinions as true

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admonition

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counsel, advice, caution

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assent

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to concede

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boorish

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unmannered, crude, insensitive

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rectification

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the act of making things right

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autere

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severely moral

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cypress

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evergreen coniferous trees

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artifice

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clever trick

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illusory

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causing illusion

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scrims

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cotton or linen fabric for curtains

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cyclorama

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curved wall at the back of the stage used for creating illusion of unlimited space

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coalesced

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to unite so as to form one community

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treatises

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formal exposition in writing of principles of subject

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progenitor

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person or thing that first indicates a direction

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indissoluble

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firm or stable

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prowess

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exceptional valor, bravery, or ability in battle

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tutelage

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act of guarding

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demurred

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make an objection

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alcove

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recess or small room adjacent to another room

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apex

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top, point, summit

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ineffable

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incapable of being expressed or described in words

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aspirant

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person who seeks a career

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intractable

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not easily controlled

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profane

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not devoted to holy or religious purposes

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austereties

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harsh quality

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verisimilitude

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appearance or semblance of truth

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dolorous

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full of pain or sorrow

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punning

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humorous use of a word or phrase to emphasize different meanings

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expository

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nature to explain

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entr’acte

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interval between two consecutive acts

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riveted

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to fasten with metal pin

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repertoire

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list of parts, pieces, etc. that a company, actor, singer is prepared to perform

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felicitous

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well-suited for occasion

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astringency

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harshly biting

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nuance

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a subtle different in expression, meaning

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placating

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to appease or pacify

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brocade

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fabric woven with an elaborate design

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animistic

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belief that natural objects possess souls

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bereavement

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period of mourning after a loss

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efflorescence

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state of flowering

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regents

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person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during absence of sovereign

116
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Noh Plays

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celebratory “god plays” - human turns into god
ghosts doomed to eternal battle unless priest prays for them
wig plays - spirit of angry woman, obsessed with unhappy love
mundane - derangement (women driven mad by loss of lover or child, husband distraught by death of wife)
demon - supernatural creatures who threaten to overwhelm forces of good

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denizens

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inhabitant, resident

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tonsure

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act of cutting hair, shaving head

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