Unit 6 Flashcards
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Demure
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Modest and shy (ex: “a demure smile”)
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Moratorium
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A formal delay; a suspension
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Demur
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To express unwillingness to do something; to object or resist
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Extemporaneous
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Done without planning; improvised
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Temporal
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Having to do with finite time or everyday life (as opposed to the eternal or spiritual)
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Temporized
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To put off making a decision; to stall or delay
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Diurnal
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Happening or active during the day (as opposed to nocturnal)
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Sojourn
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A short stay or visit
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Adjourn
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To formally bring to an end
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Anachronism
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Something that seems to be out of its proper time (ex: horse and buggy)
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Chronicle
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To tell or write the history of
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Synchronous
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Happening at the same time as
