Midsummers night dream vocab #6 Flashcards

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circumvent

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(v) to frustrate as though by surrounding

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civil

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(adj) polite; courteous

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3
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squander

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(v) to waste

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4
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stoic

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(adj) indifferent to pleasure or pain; to joy or grief

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5
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forgo

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(v) to do without

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6
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banal

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(adj) unoriginal; ordinary

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7
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axiom

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(n) a self-evident rule or truth

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8
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milieu

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(n) an environment; surroundings

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9
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neologism

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(n) a new word or phrase; a new usage of a word

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10
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mandate

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(n) a command or authorization to do something

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to frustrate as though by surrounding

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circumvent v

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12
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polite; courteous

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civil adj

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13
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to waste

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squander v

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14
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indifferent to pleasure or pain; to joy or grief

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adj stoic

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15
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to do without

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forgo v

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16
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unoriginal; ordinary

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banal adj

17
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a self-evident rule or truth

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axiom n

18
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an environment; surroundings

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milieu n

19
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a new word or phrase; a new usage of a word

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neologism n

20
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a command or authorization to do something

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mandate n