Lesson Sixteen Flashcards
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Bourgeois
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Relating to the middle class
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Trenchant
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Effectively keen and forceful in thought or expression
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Nascent
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Emerging; coming into existence
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Indefeasible
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Not capable of being undone or voided
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Paladin
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A heroic champion or leader
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Sine qua non
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Something essential a prerequisite
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Arcane
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Known or understood by only a few; mysterious
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Tangential
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Merely touching or slightly connected; digressing from the main point
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Mercurial
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Quickly changing; volatile
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Exculpate
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To clear of guilt; to declare innocent
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Salubrious
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Healthful
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Vicissitude
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A sudden shift or change in ones life or circumstances
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Squelch
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To suppress; squash
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Tyro
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Beginner; novice
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Matriculate
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To admit or to be admitted into a group or a college
