Unit 6 Flashcards
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affinity
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fondness, liking, similarity
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apprise
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to inform
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sensual
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relating to the senses; gratifying the physical (sexual) senses
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adjunct
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something added; attached or joined
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expository
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explanatory
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satiate
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to satisfy
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necromancy
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black magic
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emulate
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to imitate; copy
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desiccate
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to dry completely
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premonition
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forewarning; presentiment
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anomalous
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irregular; deviating from the norm
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delineate
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to represent or depict
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diffuse
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to spread out
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adulterate
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to corrupt or make impure
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apropos
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relevant
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argot
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a specialized vocabulary used by a group
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patois
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jargon; a regional dialect
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presage
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to foretell; indicate in advance
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tumid
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swollen; distended
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feral
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existing in a wild or untamed state
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incursion
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sudden invasion
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reticent
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nor speaking freely; reserved; reluctant
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frieze
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ornamental band on a wall
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expiate
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to atone for
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paucity
scarcity
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imperturbable
not easily disturbed
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forswear
renounce; repudiate
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implicit
implied; understood but not stated
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rue
regret
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cloister
to confine; seclude
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preamble
preliminary statement
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remonstrate
to object or protest
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untenable
indefensible
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clamor
noisy outcry
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euphemism
use of agreeable or inoffensive language in place of offensive language
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pristine
untouched; uncorrupted
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sanction
to approve, ratify, permit
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defer
to submit to the wishes of another due to respect or recognition of the person's authority or knowledge
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allure
the power to entice by charm
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fulsome
so excessive as to be disgusting
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tangential
peripheral; irrelevant; digressing
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impermeable
impossible to permeate
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stolid
having or showing little emotion
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sinuous
intricate, complex
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disabuse
free from a misconception
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insensible
unconscious; unresponsive
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perfunctory
superficial; performed really as a duty
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vacuous
empty; void; lacking intelligence
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bucolic
characteristic of the countryside; rustic; pastoral
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mendacious
dishonest
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distrait
inattentive; preoccupied
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detraction
the act of taking away
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de facto
in fact, whether by right or not; exercising power without being legally established
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untoward
not favorable; troublesome; unruly
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subversive
intended to undermine or underthrow, especially an established government
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pathos
a quality that causes a feeling of pity or sorrow
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literati
scholarly of learned persons
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derivative
something derived; unoriginal
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epistemology
branch of philosophy that examines the nature of knowledge
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schematic
relating to or in the form of an outline or diagram
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onomatopoeia
formation or use of words that imitate sounds of the actions they refer to
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prate
to talk idly; chatter
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demur
to express doubt; question or oppose
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supplicant
one who asks humbly and earnestly
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vaunt
to boast; brag
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asylum
place of refuge or shelter
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precipitate
to cause to happen; throw down from a height
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covetous
desiring something owned by another
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limpid
clear; transparent
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demographic
related to population balance
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effrontery
shameless boldness; presumptuousness
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inundate
to cover with water; overwhelm
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homily
sermon; tedious moralizing lecture
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avarice
greed
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bolster
to give a boost to; prop up; support
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gustatory
affecting the sense of taste
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concave
curving inward
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mettle
courage; endurance
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atavism
in biology, the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; individual or a part that exhibits atavism; return of a trait after a period of absence
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rococo
excessively ornate
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stanch
to stop or check the flow of
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pique
fleeting feeling or hurt pride
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avuncular
like an uncle
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coalesce
to cause to become one
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consecrate
to declare sacred
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conundrum
riddle; puzzle with no solution
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denizen
an inhabitant; a regular visitor
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attenuate
to weaken
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complaisant
overly polite; willingness to comply with the wishes of others
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diffidence
shyness; lack of confidence
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fauna
animals of a period or region
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malinger
to feign illness to escape duty
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essay
to make an attempt; subject to a test
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autonomous
self-governing; independent
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apothegm
a terse, witty saying
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fracas
a loud quarrel; brawl
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exact
to force the payment of; demand and obtain by authority
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gouge
to tear out; scoop out; overcharge
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flora
plants of a region or era
