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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

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unhappy; offering no comfort

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Exorbitant Definition

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unreasonably high

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Gamut Definition

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the complete range or scope

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Pauper Definition

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very poor person

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Predicament Definition

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a difficult, embarrassing, or unpleasant situation

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Privations Definition

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losses of qualities normal to one’s well–being

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Prospects Definition

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chances for success or wealth

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Ruinous Definition

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disastrous; destructive

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Vexation Definition

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being annoyed, worried, or frustrated

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Arroyo Definition

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a deep gully or gulch that has been cut by a stream

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Cassock Definition

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a black or brown ankle–length robe often worn by priests

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Cloister Definition

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a residence that is also a place of seclusion

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Pueblo Definition

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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

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without shape

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Chary Definition

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sparing; not generous

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Futile Definition

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Illusion Definition

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illusory; an illusion

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Impotent Definition

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helpless; lacking power or ability

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Inciting Definition

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Incongruence Definition

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the putting together of things that normally don’t fit together

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Nostalgia Definition

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a longing for a past that seems, in memory, very desirable

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Ostensibly Definition

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officially; supposedly; in appearance

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Pallet Definition

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a straw–filled mattress, usually placed on the floor

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Retribution Definition

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just punishment

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Reverie Definition

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waking dream

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Shantytown Definition

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a slum neighborhood of shanties, or rundown shacks

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Skein Definition

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a coil of yarn

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Squalor Definition

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poor and grubby condition

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Stoicism Definition

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indifference to pleasure or pain

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Verve Definition

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liveliness; enthusiasm

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Whisk Definition

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to pick up in a sweeping motion

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Careened Definition

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rushed recklessly

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Emaciated Definition

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as thin as a starving person

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Wracked Definition

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wrecked; ruined

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