Lesson 9 Flashcards
1
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Advent
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A coming or arrival
2
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Blasé
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Indifferent to what others might find pleasurable or exciting because of excessive indulgence or enjoyment; unconcerned
3
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Bravado
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An ostentatious display of bravery; defiant or swaggering behavior
4
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Disparate
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- Containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements
- Showing a marked difference or inequality
5
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Domicile
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One’s house or place of residence
6
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Fabricate
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- To make by putting parts together; to construct
- To invent in order to deceive
7
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Itinerant
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Adj. Traveling from place to place
N. One who goes from place to place
8
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Lilliputian
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Extremely small or appearing to be so
9
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Phobia
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A strong, irrational fear
10
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Proclivity
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A strong inclination towards something
11
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Projectile
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An object impelled with force or self-propelled through the air
12
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Queasy
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- Causing nausea or tending to be nauseous
- Causing or experiencing uneasiness; squeamish
13
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Reciprocate
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To exchange in kind; to repay
14
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Relegate
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- To put out of sight or mind; demote
- To assign for a decision or further action
15
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Vertigo
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Dizziness or a tilting, spinning sensation