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Unit 5: What Has Value?—Vocabulary Flashcards

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Beggar Definition

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to go beyond the limits or definition of

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Depreciate Definition

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belittle; reduce the value of

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Imputation Definition

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implication, especially of something negative

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Instigates Definition

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advises and encourages

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Longitudinal Definition

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straight, usually vertical

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Meretricious Definition

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showy in a vulgar way

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Parsimony Definition

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stinginess

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Patent Definition

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obvious

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Predominating Definition

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leading in number or strength

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Sterling Definition

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of the highest quality

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Dasher Definition

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the tool used to agitate the milk in a churn

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Furtive Definition

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sneaky; cautious and secretive

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Hangdog Definition

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downcast; oppressed

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Lye Definition

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harsh liquid used in making soap

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Organdy Definition

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crisp, transparent material made of cotton or silk

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Improvisations Definition

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unplanned, spontaneous effects

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Postbellum Definition

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“after war,” term usually referring to the period following the Civil War

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Vernacular Art Definition

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art made by people who do not regard themselves as artists and who have no formal art training

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Amphoras Definition

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ceramic vases with handles and a narrow neck

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Adulation Definition

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excessive admiration or praise

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Aghast Definition

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full of horror and shock

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Askew Definition

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not in a straight or level position

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Compromised Definition

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weakened or exposed to disrepute or danger

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Despairingly Definition

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without hope

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Disconsolate Definition
unhappy; offering no comfort
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Exorbitant Definition
unreasonably high
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Gamut Definition
the complete range or scope
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Pauper Definition
very poor person
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Predicament Definition
a difficult, embarrassing, or unpleasant situation
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Privations Definition
losses of qualities normal to one’s well–being
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Prospects Definition
chances for success or wealth
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Ruinous Definition
disastrous; destructive
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Vexation Definition
being annoyed, worried, or frustrated
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Arroyo Definition
a deep gully or gulch that has been cut by a stream
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Cassock Definition
a black or brown ankle–length robe often worn by priests
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Cloister Definition
a residence that is also a place of seclusion
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Pueblo Definition
once a village made of adobe and rock; now any village inhabited by people who once lived in pueblos
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Amorphous Definition
without shape
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Chary Definition
sparing; not generous
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Futile Definition
useless
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Illusion Definition
illusory; an illusion
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Impotent Definition
helpless; lacking power or ability
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Inciting Definition
provoking
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Incongruence Definition
the putting together of things that normally don’t fit together
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Nostalgia Definition
a longing for a past that seems, in memory, very desirable
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Ostensibly Definition
officially; supposedly; in appearance
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Pallet Definition
a straw–filled mattress, usually placed on the floor
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Retribution Definition
just punishment
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Reverie Definition
waking dream
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Shantytown Definition
a slum neighborhood of shanties, or rundown shacks
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Skein Definition
a coil of yarn
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Squalor Definition
poor and grubby condition
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Stoicism Definition
indifference to pleasure or pain
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Verve Definition
liveliness; enthusiasm
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Whisk Definition
to pick up in a sweeping motion
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Careened Definition
rushed recklessly
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Emaciated Definition
as thin as a starving person
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Wracked Definition
wrecked; ruined

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