Semester 1 Vocab Flashcards by Noelle Foor

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iconoclast (n)

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a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions

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bedlam (n)

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a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion

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havoc (n)

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wide and general destruction

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nepotism (n)

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favoritism based on kinship

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vehemently (adv)

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marked by forceful energy, intensely emotional

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verbose (adj)

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wordy

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nirvana (n)

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a state of peace; oblivious to care, pain, external reality

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irreverence (n)

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disrespectful

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megalomania (n)

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delusional

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sordid (adj)

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gross

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antithesis (n)

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opposite

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self-deprecating (adj)

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critical of oneself

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poignant (adj)

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evoking sadness/regret

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remorse (n)

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guilt

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feigned (adj)

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insincere

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ambivalence (n)

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mixed feelings

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cynical (adj)

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distrustful of sincerity

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bemused (adj)

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confused

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acerbic (adj)

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sharp and forthright way of speaking

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scornful (adj)

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contempt

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sardonic (adj)

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sarcastic

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incorrigible (adj)

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hard to correct

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censorious (adj)

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critical of others

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propriety (n)

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proper

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continuum (n)

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continuous

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surrogate (n)

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substitute

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petulant (adj)

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childishly bad tempered

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unequivocal (adj)

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no doubt

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reticent (adj)

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not revealing thoughts readily

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vitiate (v)

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impair the quality of