The Sound And The Fury Vocab Flashcards
1
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Obverse
A
A counterpart or complement
2
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Impervious
A
Incapable of being penetrated
3
Q
Ubiquitous
A
Everywhere
4
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Spurious
A
False
5
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Approbation
A
Praise, official approval
6
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Peripatetic
A
Traveling on foot
7
Q
Canaille
A
Riffraff
8
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Fecundity
A
Fertility, productivity
9
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Niggardly
A
Miserly
10
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Chimaera
A
Wild imagination or fancy
11
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Acrimony
A
Bitterness
12
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Cupola
A
Domed roof
13
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Myriad
A
A vast number, innumerable
14
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Apotheosis
A
A glorified example
15
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Blackguard
A
Scoundrel
16
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Desiccate
A
To dry out
17
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Mote
A
Speck
18
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Nefarious
A
Infamous because of extreme wickedness
19
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Supine
A
Lying on ones back
20
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Sublimate
A
To transform
21
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Chicanery
A
Trickery, desception
22
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Reducto absurdom
A
In logic, the proof of something by showing that it’s opposite is foolish or impossible
