Inherit the Wind Vocab Flashcards
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Apathetic
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showing no feeling or concern
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Ardent
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enthusiastic
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Fervid
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enthusiastic
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Intolerant
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narrow-minded
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Dogmatic
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opinionated
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Liberal
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open-minded
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Phlegmatic
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unemotional
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Augmentation
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make something greater in size
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Fervor
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passionate feeling
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Indifference
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lack of interest
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Precedent
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an earlier event or action
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Brandishing
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wave or flourish
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Enunciator
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state clearly
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Ponderously
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to think
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Eloquence
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persuasive writing
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Titanic
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size or power
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Deference
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humble
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Sine Die
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without assigned for further meeting
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Sotto Voce
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quiet voice
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Stridently
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having a harsh sound
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Paradoxically
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a statement that seems self-contradictory
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Insinuate
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to hint slyly
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Rotogravures
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printing process
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Lamentations
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showing grief
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Impassioned
filled with or showing great emotion
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Biased
unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something
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Fervent
having or displaying a passionate intensity
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Zeal
great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective
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Arbitrary
based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system
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Condescendingly
having or showing a feeling of superiority
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Fatuity
something foolish
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Zoology
the scientific study of the behaviour, structure, physiology, classification, and distribution of animals
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Infringement
the action of breaking the terms of a law or agreement
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Archaeology
the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains
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Anthropologist
people that practice the study of humanity
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Incontrovertible
not able to be denied or disputed
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Unorthodox
contrary to what is expected
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Benign
gentle
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Pagan
a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions
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Hypothesis
an explanation based on limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation
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Perdition
a state of eternal punishment to which a sinful person passes after death
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Doggedly
being mean or cruel
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Sanctity
the state of being holy, sacred, or saintly
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Unassailable
unable to be defeated
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Geology
the science that deals with Earth's physical structure
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Audacity
willlingness to take bold risks
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Bailiff
a person who looks after prisoners
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Frond
the leaflike part of a palm, fern, or similar plant
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Vested
assigned to
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Agnostic
a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of existence
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Extradite
the person accused of a crime
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Unctuously
flattering
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Indeterminate
uncertain in the situation
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Precepts
a rule intended to regulate behaviour
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Heretic
a person believing in or practicing religious infidelity
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Halyards
a rope used to raise a sail
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Contemptuously
scornful
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Dogma
principles laid down by an authority as undisputedly true
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Cynical
believing that people are motivated by self-interest
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Caricatured
make or give a comical representation
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Infidel
a person who believes in a religion other than their own
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Connotations
a second meaning to a word
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Incredulity
lack of belief
