Nov. 6th-10th Flashcards
1
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incessant
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uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
2
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infamous
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known widely and usually unfavorable
3
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excoriate
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express strong disproval of
4
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depravity
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moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
5
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Deus ex machina
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an agent who appears unexpectedly to solve a difficulty
6
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curmudgeon
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an irascible, cantankerous person full of stubborn ideas
7
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milquetoast
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a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
8
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cliche
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an unoriginal or predictable theme, situation, or person
9
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picaresque
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(of fiction) involving clever rogues or adventures
10
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bathos
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insincere or overdone sentimentality
