Lessons 27-29 Flashcards

1
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Ineffable

A

Cannot be expressed in words

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2
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Inexorable

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Resolute, determined

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3
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Inflammatory

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Likely to excite rage or disorder

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4
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Insular

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Isolated, remote

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5
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Intemperate

A

Excessive

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6
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Interlocutor

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One who participates in dialogue

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7
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Intractable

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Hard to manage

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8
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Jaded

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Bored from the same thing all the time

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9
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Jingoism

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Aggressively patriotic

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10
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Juggernaut

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Relentless force

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11
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Juxtapose

A

To place side by side for comparisson

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12
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Kinetic

A

Relating to motion and energy

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13
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Legion

A

Large crowd

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14
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Leviathan’s

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Something huge; a subaquatic, mythological sea creature

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15
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Licentious

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Morally flax, profligate, immoral

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16
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Mawkish

A

Overly sweet sentimentally

17
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Melee

A

Hand-to-hand fight involving several participants

18
Q

Mendacity

A

Dishonesty, lying

19
Q

Milieu

A

Environment, setting

20
Q

Multifarious

A

Varied, diverse

21
Q

Munificence

A

Generosity (with money, time, compliments, kindness)

22
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Myopic

A

Short-sighted, intolerant

23
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Naïveté

A

Lack of experience or sophistication

24
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Nihilism

A

Rejection of established values or morality

25
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Nondescript

A

Featureless and therefore hard to describe

26
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Nonplussed

A

Confused to the point of being unable to speak