Lesson 21 Flashcards

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Abrogate

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To abolish, especially by authority, to revoke formally

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Propinquity

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Nearness proximity

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Supine

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Lying on ones back, lying face up

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Prosaic

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Straightforward and unimaginative, uninteresting

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Parity

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Equality

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Extrinsic

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Not essential, extraneous

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Outré

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Extremely unconventional; bizarre

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Analects

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Selections from a literary work

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Surreptitious

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Accomplished through stealth and secrecy

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Anomie

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Societal or personal instability caused by an erosion of values, standards, or ideals

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Magniloquent

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Lofty in expression, pompous

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Factotum

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An employee with a variety of jobs or responsibility

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Cognizant

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Fully informed; having knowledge of

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Febrile

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pertaining it fever; feverish

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Apostasy

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Abandonment of ones principals, faith, or religious beliefs

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