List 1- Vocab Flashcards

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Malady

A

Any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deepseated.

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2
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Antecedent

A

Preceding

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3
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Extraterrestrial

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Outside or originating outside the limits of the earth

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4
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Antithesis

A

Opposition; contrast

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5
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Syntax

A

The study of rules for the formation of grammatical sentences of any language

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6
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Posthumous

A

Arising, occurring, or continuing after ones death

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7
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Superfluous

A

Being more than what is sufficient or required

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8
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Introspective

A

Considering ones own internal state or feelings

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9
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Supercilious

A

Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous

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10
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Subterfuge

A

An artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, hide something,ect.

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