Lesson 2 Flashcards by Sarah Longfellow | Brainscape

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antithesis

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an exact opposite; an opposite extreme

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maelstrom

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whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind

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emendation

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a correction

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chagrin

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embarrassment; complete loss of courage

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bauble

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a showy but useless thing

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diaphanous

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very sheer and light

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labyrinth

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a complicated network of winding passages

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gloat

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to look at or think about with great satisfaction

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impediment

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a barrier; obstruction

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bestial

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savage; brutal

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effete

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worn out; barren

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shard

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a fragment

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bland

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mild; tasteless; dull

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nihilism

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total rejection of established laws

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impotent

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powerless; lacking strength

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