New Vocab- List 4 Flashcards
1
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boorish
A
ill mannered
2
Q
cynical
A
believing that people act only out of selfish motives
3
Q
epistle
A
a letter ( a form of communication )
4
Q
heresy
A
against orthodox opinion
5
Q
lance
A
spear, spike, javelin
6
Q
obscure
A
difficult to understand, partially hidden
7
Q
poignant
A
deeply moving, strongly affecting the emotions
8
Q
respite
A
a break, intermission
9
Q
terse
A
concise, to the point
10
Q
acrophobia
A
fear of heights
11
Q
bourgeois
A
middle class
12
Q
debility
A
weakness, incapacity
13
Q
epistolary
A
concerned with letters, through correspondence
14
Q
hiatus
A
interruption, pause
15
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languid
A
tired, slow
