Lesson 7 Definitions Flashcards
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Accolade
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Praise, an award
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Abhor
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To regard w/extreme repugnance; detest utterly; to loathe
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Ascetic
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One who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury
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Bequeath
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To hand down, to give or leave in a will
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Charlatan
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One who claims to know something that he does not, a quack
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Conflagration
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A large fire
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Dearth
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A lack, a scarcity
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Diffidence
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Shyness, reserve, unassertivness
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Effervescent
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Showing high spirits
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Ethereal
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Heavenly, unusually delicate, light, lacking material substance, intangible
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Expunge
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To remove, to erase
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Quile
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Deceitfulness, duplicity
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Implausible
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Not believable
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Incongruity
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Nonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility
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Insularity
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Qualities of an island; narrow-mindedness of opinion
