Vocab #23 Flashcards

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Servile

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(Adj) submissive and subservient, like a servant

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Apathy

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(N) lack of emotion

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Flout

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(V) to ignore something out of disrespect

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Extol

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(V) to praise highly

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Epigram

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(N) a brief usually witty saying

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Erudite

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(Adj) deeply learned; scholarly

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Ephemeral

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(Adj) lasting a very short time

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Distend

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(V) to swell; to extend a great deal

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Coup

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(N) a brilliant victory or accomplishment; the violent overthrow of a government by a small internal group

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Arcane

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(Adj) mysterious; known only to a select few

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