Part 2 Flashcards

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Metamorphosis

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transformation or dramatic change

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Donnybrook

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a fight; an uproar

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Nonchalant

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unconcerned, indifferent

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Vestige

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A trace or evidence of something that once existed

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Interlocutor

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Someone who participates in a conversation

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Procrustean

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Strictly disregarding individual differences or circumstances (Basically not phased by indifferences)

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Stygian

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Dark and forbidding

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Sophistry

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a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument

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9
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Carte Blanche

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boundless authority; unlimited power

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Incantation

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a chant; a recited magical spell

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Cosmopolitan

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Familiar with and at ease with many different countries and cultures

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12
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Rife

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abundant; prevelant

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13
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Nomenclature

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technical names or naming system in an art or science

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14
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Brigands

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bandits or robbers

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Contmemptous

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haughty; scornful

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