Lesson 11 Flashcards

1
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(V)1: To carry out; to perform

2: To create, as a work of art
3: To put to death as a legal penalty

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Execute

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2
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To increase in size, amount, or degree

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Augment

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3
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Having good judgment;perceptive

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Discerning

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4
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Fame;honors

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Renown

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5
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Heavily and elaborately decorated

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Ornate

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6
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Showing ill will or hatred; producing harm or evil

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Malevolent

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7
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So distorted or strange as to appear bizarre or comical

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Grotesque

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8
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Kind;gracious;gentle

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Benign

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9
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(V)1: To make beautiful by adding decorative elements

2:To add fictitious details to

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Embellish

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10
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Greatly respected;holy; sacred

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Hallowed

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11
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A feeling expression of ill will

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Malevolence

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12
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Not safe or secure;dangerously uncertain

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Precarious

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13
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To illustrate by being an example of

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Exemplify

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14
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Famous;Honored

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Renowned

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15
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(V)1: To detect with the eyes

2: To understand or comprehend
3: To recognize as separate or different

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Discern

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16
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(Adj)1:Having to do with shepherds and herders

2:Relating to country life, and often presented as charmingly simple

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Pastoral

17
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(V)1:To assume the character or appearance of

2:To mimic

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Impersonate

18
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A person with extensive knowledge,especially of the fine arts; a person of refined taste

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Connoisseur