Urnon Flashcards

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SEDATE

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having a calm, quiet and steady attitude

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IMPASSIVE

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expressionless; showing no sign of emotion

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3
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DEMOTION

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the reducing of someone to a position of lesser importance

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4
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PRODIGIOUS

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enormous or extraordinary in bulk, quantity or degree

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5
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DROLL

A

having a humorous or whimsical quality

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MIRE

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heavy, deep mud or a sticky situation

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7
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TRUANT

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one who shirks duty

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8
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IRATE

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angry

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9
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BROADCLOTH

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a twilled woolen or worsted fabric

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10
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EMBLEM

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a symbolic object used as an identifying mark

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PROW

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the bow of a ship; a pointed projecting part of something

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11
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PROW

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the bow of a ship; a pointed projecting part of something

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12
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TENTATIVE

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uncertain; hesitant

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13
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GUILLOTINE

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a machine with a heavy blade used to behead someone

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14
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CATACOMB

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underground passageway with recesses for tombs

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15
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INSIDIOUS

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lying in wait to entrap

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BLITZKRIEG

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a violent and coordinated surprise attack

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INEBRIATING

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intoxicating

18
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SUPPLENESS

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flexibility

19
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ENCROACHING

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slowly trespassing onto the property of others

20
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HONKY TONK

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a cheap nightclub or dance hall

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MONOLOGUE

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a long speech by one person that monopolizes the conversation

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DISCERN

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to detect something; to see or understand the difference between things

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ENMITY

A

hatred

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GRANDEE

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a man of elevated rank

25
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DECALOGUE

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a basic set of rules