SE1 Flashcards by Rithika Charles | Brainscape

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garish

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excessive ornamentation

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ersatz

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artificial

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prerogative

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privilege or right

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proclivity

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strong desire to do something

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vilipended

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criticized

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galvanized

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encouraged

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inveigled

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enticed

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apocryphal

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false

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droll

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amusing

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lecherous

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lustful

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soporific

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sleep inducing

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vertiginous

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dizzying

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reliquary

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container for relics

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phylacteries

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containers for scripture

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adumbrations

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foreshadowing

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malapropisms

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funny misuse of words

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connivance

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act of wrongdoing