Lesson 6 Flashcards

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antipathy

A

an intense dislike

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elucidate

A

to make clear

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imminent

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likely to happen; threatening

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banal

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common, ordinary

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obdurate

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stubborn; hardhearted

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peruse

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to read carefully

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bedlam

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a noisy uproar

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affluence

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wealth; richness

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scurrilous

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coarsely abusive; vulgar

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parody

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a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner

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sedulous

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hard working; diligent

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12
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onerous

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burdensome; heavy; hard to endure

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13
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amoral

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lacking a sense of right and wrong

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14
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eschew

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to keep away from

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denouement

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an outcome; result

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