Set 2 Flashcards

1
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Presume

A

to expect or assume especially with confidence

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2
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Prevalent

A

to have something happen often

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3
Q

Pagan

A

a person who worships many Gods or goddesses or the earth or nature

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4
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Rites

A

a religious or other solemn ceremony or act.

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5
Q

Definite

A

clearly stated or decided; not vague or doubtful.

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6
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Firkins

A

a small wooden barrel or similar container

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7
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Bidden

A

to command someone

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8
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Architriklinos

A

the superintendent of the dining room, a table master.

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9
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Procured

A

to get possession of something

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10
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Impartially

A

not biased; fair

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11
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Merely; mere

A

just; only.

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12
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Instrumentality

A

to be useful

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13
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Manifest

A

clear or obvious to the eye or mind.

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14
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Diluted

A

a mixture weakened by water or another solvent

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15
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Inordinately

A

exceeding reasonable limits

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16
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Vice

A

wicked behavior.

17
Q

Conversion

A

the act of changing something

18
Q

Semeion

A

to represent or stand up for something

19
Q

Allegorized

A

interpret or represent symbolically.

20
Q

Assertion

A

a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.

21
Q

Apocryphal

A

a fiction story often thought as to be true

22
Q

Devalues

A

to reduce the power of something

23
Q

Prescribed

A

recommend (a substance or action) as something beneficial.

24
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Incongruity

A

the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate.