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PH VOCAB 1-7 Flashcards

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Of or belonging to the time of the biblical flood. Ridiculously old-fashioned

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Antediliuvan

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Approval or praise

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Approbation-

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Any classes or group of people who inherit privileges or are perceived as socially distinct

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Caste

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a person or nation engaged in fighting during a war.

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Combatants

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the branch of law concerned with the preparation of documents for the transferring of property.

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Conveyancing

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he customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group.

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Etiquette-

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inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

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Formidable-

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period of two weeks.

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Fortnight.

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a small settlement, generally one smaller than a village.

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Hamlet

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incapable of making mistakes or being wrong. Never failing always effective

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Infallible

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clumsy. Stupid person.

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lummox

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the fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity

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Magnanimity-

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ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish. wealthy

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Opulent

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the quality of being religious or reverent. A belief or point of view that is accepted with unthinking conventional reverence.

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piety

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an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.

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precedent

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a member or follower of any of the western Christian churches that are separate from the roman catholic church .

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protestant

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an act of retaliation.

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reprisals

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ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly

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Supplicating

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very hot and dry.

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torrid

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a person who is staying or working in a place for only a short time.

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Transients-

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leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others.

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Hegemony-

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the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or regiones

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Vernacular

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the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize peoples stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

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Satire-

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one’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.

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Adversaries

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given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

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Capricious-

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a child believed to have been secretly substituted by fairies for the parents’ real child in infancy.

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Changelings-

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conflict or war.

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Conflagration-

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ready to accept control or instruction; submissive.

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docile

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trick.

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dupe

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an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of person or thing mentioned.

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epithet

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express strong disapproval or disagreement.

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Expostulated

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irritable and quarrelsome.

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Fractious

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make rude mocking remarks,

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jeers

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very vivid in color especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect.

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lurid

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obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

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Obsequiousness-

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stated or appearing to be true but not necessarily true

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Ostensible

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action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately. .

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Provocation

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the authority to represent someone else, especially in voting.

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Proxy-

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investment in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hopes of gain but with the risk of loss

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Speculations

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person who takes position of power or importance illegally or by force.

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Usurper-

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increasing size in size or importance

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Ascending-

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harshness of tone or manner.

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Asperity

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doing arithmetic

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Cipher-

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a soldier armed with grenades or a grenade launcher.

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Grenadier

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unable to be comforted.

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Implacability

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a person’s natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way, a disposition or propensity.

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Inclination

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inconvenience

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Incommode

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not in harmony or keeping with the surrounding or other aspects of something.

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Incongruous

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wanting to avoid activity or exertion: lazy.

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Indolent-

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he crux or central point of a matter a small lump or protuberance.

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Nub-

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pale because of poor health.

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Pallid

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a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities.

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Prodigies

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remarkably or impressively great in extant, size, or degree. Unnatural or abnormal.

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Prodigious

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having or proceeding from an extreme or fanatical support of or belief in something. Affected with rabies.

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Rabid

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make or become hard or solid. Make strong; reinforce.

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Solidified

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drink alcohol, especially habitually.

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Tippling

57
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the quality of being attractive, lively and animated.

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Vivacity

58
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habitual; usual.

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Wonted

59
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tell a long story.

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Yarns

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