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Unit 5/6 Flashcards

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Jocose

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Adj; cheerful, merry. Syn: happy. Ant: morose

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Joc

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Joke

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Jocular

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Adj; characterized by joke. Syn: jovial

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Fet, fest

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Festive

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Festoon

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V. To drape or adorn joyfully.

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Fete

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V. To honor with a banquet or feast.

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Bacch

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From the name of the roman god of wine and celebration.

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Bacchic

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Adj. of or related to a wild celebration.

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Bacchanal

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N. A drunken party or celebration.

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Plaint

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To lament

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Plaintive

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Adj; sorrowful, expressing or evoking mourning or sadness. Ant: joyful

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Plaint

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N. A lament or complaint.

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Eleg

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Song of lament

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Elegy

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N. A song or poem memorializing something or someone.

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Elegiac

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Adj. mourning that which is lost or past; sorrowful. Syn:mournful

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Somn

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Sleep

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Somnolent

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Adj. drowsy or sleepy. Syn: drowsy ant: alert

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Sopor

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Sleep

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Soporific

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Adj. causing sleep or fatigue.

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Sopor

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N. Sleep or drowsiness.

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Lang

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To be weak, be faint

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Languid

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Adj. lacking energy, weak. Syn: tired. Ant: active

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Languish

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V. To waste away. Syn: weaken

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Languor

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N. Lack of physical or mental energy. Syn:lethargy

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Vigil

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Watchful

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Vigilant

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Adj. On the alert, watchful. Syn:aware

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Vigilante

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N. Someone who takes law enforcement into his/her own hands.

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Quies

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To rest

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Acquiesce

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V. To give in. Syn: submit ant: resist

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Requiem

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N. A song or religious service for the dead or lost. Syn: elegy

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Quittance

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N. A repayment, compensation.

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