MC 5 Flashcards

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Canon

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An official law by which something is judged

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Mandate

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An official order or commission to do something

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Genuflect

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Lower ones body briefly by bending one knee to the ground

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Prostrate

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Lay oneself flat on the ground with face facing down

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Modify

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To pronounce in a way different from the norm

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Insular

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Ignorant or uninterested in cultures or people outside of ones own experiences

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Acerbic

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Sharp and forthright

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Irate

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Feeling or characterized by great anger

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Imbibe

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Absorb or assimilate (ideas or knowledge)

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Schizoid

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Personality characterized by Emotional aloofness and solitary habits

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Portico

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A structure consisting of a roof supported by columns at regular intervals; typically on a porch

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Ducal

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Of like or relating to a duke or dukedom

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Baize

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A coarse felt like woolen material that is typically green an used for covering billiard and card tables

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Veritable

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Used as an intensifier usually to qualify a metaphor

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Evocation

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Bring or recall to the conscious mind

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Epithets

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An adjective or expressive phrase expressing a quality of the character or person mentioned

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Homogeneity

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The quality or state of being homogenous

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Euphemism

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A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing

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Inimitable

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So good or unusual as To be impossible to copy