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Vocab 3 Flashcards

1
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Illusory

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Based on illusion; not real

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2
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Immediacy

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The quality or state of being immediate

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3
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Impression

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A strong effect or influence on the mind or feelings

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4
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Imprudent

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Not showing care for the consequences of one’s actions; rash

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5
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Incense

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Cause someone to feel angry or annoyed

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6
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Incoherent

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Expressed in a confused or unintelligible manner

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7
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Indicative

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Serving as a sign or symptom of something

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Indifference

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Lack of interest, concern or sympathy

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Indignant

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Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

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Inept

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Having or showing no skill; clumsy

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11
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Inevitable

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Certain to happen; unavoidable

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12
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Inextinguishable

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Impossible to extinguish or put out

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13
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Infatuation

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An intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone

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14
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Insatiable

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Impossible to satisfy

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15
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Inscribe

A

Write or carve on something

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16
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Insurmountable

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Too great to be overcome

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17
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Irony

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The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite typically for humorous or emphatic effect

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18
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Irrepressible

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Unable to be controlled or restrained

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19
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Jubilant

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Feeling or expressing great joy

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20
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Juxtaposition

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The fact or state of being close together or side by side, especially for contrasting effect

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21
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Leached

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Drain away from soil, ash, or similar material by the action of percolating water

22
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Legendary

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Constituting a legend

23
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Linger

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Stay in a place longer than necessary

24
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Linguistic

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Relating to language

25
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Litany

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A long and tedious account or list

26
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Manipulate

A

Control or influence cleverly or cunningly

27
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Marvel

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A wonderful and surprinsing thing

28
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Mercurial

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Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind

29
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Metaphor

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A figure of speech which compares two things without the use of like or as

30
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Metronome

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A device that produced a regular ticking sound to mark time for musicians

31
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Mimic

A

Imitate someone or something

32
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Modesty

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The quality or state of being unassuming or moderated in the estimation of one’s abilities or achievements

33
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Monstrous

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Of immense size or extent; huge

34
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Moral

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Concerned with principles of right and wrong behaviour

35
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Mortal

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Subject to death

36
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Mythic

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Of or relating to myths or legends

37
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Narcissism

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Excessive self-love and self-absorption

38
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Notion

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A concept or opinion

39
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Obstinate

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Very difficult to change or overcome

40
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Omnipotent

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Having unlimited power

41
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Opportunist

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A person who exploits circumstances to gain an advantage

42
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Optimism

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Hopefulness and confidence about the future or the sucessful outcome of something

43
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Pacify

A

Quell the anger, agitation, or excitment of

44
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Pageant

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A public spectacle or procession, especially one of a ceremonial nature

45
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Pallor

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An unhealthy pale appearance

46
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Paradox

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A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated may prove to be true

47
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Parenthetical

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Contained within parentheses

48
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Passivity

A

The quality or state of being passive

49
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Perception

A

The ability to see, hear, or becom aware of something through the senses

50
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Persistence

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The fact or quality of persisting or continuing in a course of action despite difficulty or opposition.

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