Vocab #22 Flashcards

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Chastening

A

Having a restraining effect

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2
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Corporeal

A

Of the nature of the human body; bodily; material; tangible

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3
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Derive

A

To have as a source of origin

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4
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Dubious

A

Doubtful; questionable

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5
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Ethos

A

characteristic of the spirit of a culture, era, or community (as manifest in its beliefs and traditions)

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6
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Equivocal

A

Allowing the possibility of several different meaning

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7
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Errant

A

Erring; straying; moving in an aimless manner

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8
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Goad

A

provoke or annoy; a spiked stick used for driving cattle

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9
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Resplendent

A

shiningly brilliant; gleaming; splendidly rich in color; sumptuous

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10
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Ruminate

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To muse or ponder; to chew over again and again

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