Lesson 10 Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Adulation

A

extreme praise or admiration

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2
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Adversity

A

misfortune

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3
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Burgeon

A

to sprout or newly emerge

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4
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Chimera

A

a fantasy or a horrible creature of imagination

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5
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Culpable

A

guilty or deserving blame

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6
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Decadent

A

decaying

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7
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Entreaty

A

a plea, an appeal, an earnest request

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8
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Fatuous

A

foolish or silly in an obnoxious way

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9
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Humane

A

kind or compassionate

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10
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Indulgent

A

lenient, laid back

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11
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Ineptness

A

lack of competence or judgement

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12
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Ingrate

A

an ungrateful person

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13
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Inundate

A

to flood or overflow

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14
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Miser

A

one who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save money

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15
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Nefarious

A

extremely wicked or evil

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16
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Prattle

A

meaningless sounds, babble

17
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Predilection

A

preference

18
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Procrastination

A

to delay or put off

19
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Stoic

A

one who is apathetic (displays no empathy)

20
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Suffrage

A

the right to vote

21
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Summon

A

to call together

22
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Transparent

A

see through, clear

23
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Turbulence

A

wild or disturbing activity

24
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Viable

A

functional

25
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Abstracted

A

lost in one’s own mind