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Romanticism Flashcards

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Able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shale without breaking

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Malleable

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Harsh-tempered woman

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Termagant

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Obedient or attentive to an excessive degree

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Obsequious

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A mischievous young child, poorly dressed

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Urchin

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Destructive to life; deadly

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Pestilent

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A political grouping or faction

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Junto

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Respected, impressive

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August

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The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices.

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Satire

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A feeling of sadness

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Melancholy

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Extreme good for wealth or material gain.

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Avarice

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A person who lends money at unreasonably high rates of interest

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Usurer

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A person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible

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Miser

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A temporary stay

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Sojourn

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A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting

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Fissure

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A person’s face or facial expression

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Countenance

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A person’s face, with reference to the form or proportions of the feature

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Visage

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Enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially drinking or dancing

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Reuel

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Attractively lively and animated

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Vivacious

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Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected

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Anomalous

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A figment of the imagination; an illusion

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Phantasm

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Confusing or difficult problem or question

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Conundrum

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Distress or embarrassment at having failed or being humiliated

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Chagrin

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A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

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Trepidation

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Make someone feel annoyed

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Vex

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A device controlling the flow of fuel or power of an engine

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Throttle

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