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unit 2 vocab Flashcards

1
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travesty

A

an inferior imitation or likeness

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2
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diapason

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a burst of sound

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3
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scission

A

a division or split in a group or union

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4
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expatiate

A

to speak or write at length or in detail

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5
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grandiloquent

A

a lofty or bombastic style in language

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6
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Ponzi scheme

A

an investment swindle

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7
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collywobbles

A

a bellyache

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8
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nettle

A

to arouse to sharp but transitory annoyance or anger

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jackanapes

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a saucy or mischievous child

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fortuitous

A

fortunate or lucky

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11
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sprachgefühl

A

an intuitive sense of what is linguistically appropriate

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12
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askew

A

out of line; awry

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13
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pseudonym

A

a fictious name; especially a pen name

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14
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divagate

A

to wander or stray from a course or subject: diverge or digress

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marplot

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one who frustrates or ruins a plan by meddling

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16
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consequential

A

following as a result or effect

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17
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rescind

A

to take back: cancel

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18
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quietus

A

something that quiets or represses

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19
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incarcerate

A

to subject to confinement

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20
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enmity

A

positive, active & typically mutual hatred

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21
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hortative

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giving exhortation: advisory

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22
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vulnerary

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used for or useful in healing wounds

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23
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obdurate

A

resistance to persuasion or softening influences

24
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futile

A

serving no useful purpose; completely ineffective

25
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smorgasbord

A

a luncheon or supper buffet

26
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cocooning

A

the practice of spending leisure time at home in preference to going out

27
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emollient

A

something that softens or soothes

28
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peccant

A

guilty of a moral offense: sinning

29
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upbraid

A

to criticize severely: find fault with

30
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roustabout

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A person who does heavy labor

31
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cryptic

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Meant to be puzzling or mysterious

32
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extirpate

A

To destroy completely; wipeout

33
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palmy

A

Marked by prosperity; flourishing

34
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Sempternal

A

I’ve never ending duration; eternal

35
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garderobe

A

a privy or toilet

36
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disabuse

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To free from error, fallacy, or misconception

37
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Thesaurus

A

a treasury or store house

38
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Crescent

A

Marked by an increase

39
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Nyctalopia

A

night blindness

40
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prescience

A

human anticipation of the course of events; foresight

41
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bonhomie

A

Good-natured easy friendliness

42
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Ascetic

A

Practicing script self denial as a measure of personal discipline

43
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Impunity

A

Exemption or freedom from punishment, harm or loss

44
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Scintilla

A

Spark or trace

45
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Dubious

A

Of doubtful promise or outcome

46
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Fugitive

A

Something elusive or hard to find

47
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nimiety

A

Excess or redundancy

48
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Pantheon

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A group of illustrious people

49
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Biofuel

A

A fuel (as wood or ethanol) composed of biological raw material

50
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Mash

A

An intense and usually passing infatuation

51
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Ultima

A

The last syllable of a word

52
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Langue

A

Language viewed abstractly

53
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alley oop

A

A basketball play

54
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fissiparous

A

Tending to break up into parts

55
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Passel

A

a large number or amount

56
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Truculent

A

Feeling or displaying ferocity

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