Key Terms Group 2 Flashcards
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abate
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lessen in intensity
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accolade
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expression of praise
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adulation
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excessive praise
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aesthetic
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dealing with art of beauty
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ameliorate
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make better
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ascetic
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one who practices rigid self discipline
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axiom
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universally recognized principle
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burgeon
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grow rapidly or flourish
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bucolic
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rustic and pastoral
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cacophony
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harsh
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canon
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code of laws- religious in nature
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castigation
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severe criticism
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catalyst
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substance that accelerates
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caustic
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burning or stinging
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chary
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wary, cautious
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cogent
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appealing forcibly to the mind
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complaisance
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willingness to comply with the wishes of others
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contrite
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regretful
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culpable
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deserving blame
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dearth
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smallness of quantity
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demur
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to question or oppose
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didactic
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intended to teach
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discretion
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caution reserve in speech
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dogmatic
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expression a rigid opinion based on unproved principles
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ebullience
quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings
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emollient
soothing to the skin
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empirical
based on observation
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enigmatic
mysterious
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ephemeral
brief
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esoteric
intended for a small group
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facetious
playful
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fallacy
invalid or incorrect notion
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furtive
marked by stealth
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gregarious
social
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harangue
deliver a forceful speech
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impecunious
lacking funds
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incipient
beginning to come into being
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inert
unmoving
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innocuous
harmless
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instransigent
refusing to compromise
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inveigle
obtain by deception or flattery
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morose
sad
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odious
evoking intense aversion of dislike
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opaque
impenetrable by light
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oscillation
act of swimming back and forth
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penurious
penny pinching- excessively thrifty
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pernicious
harmful in a way that is not easily seen or noticed
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peruse
examine with great care
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pious
extremely reverent or devout
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preen
dress up
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prodigious
abundant in size
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putrefy
to rot
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quaff
drink deeply
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quiescence
stilness
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redoubtable
awe inspiring
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squalid
wrenching and dirty as from neglect
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stoic
indifferent, steadfast
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supplant
to take the place of
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torpid
lethargic
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ubiquitous
existing everywhere at the same time
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urbane
sophisticated
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vilify
defame
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viscous
thick, sticky
