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Vocab #4 Flashcards

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pensive

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engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought

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jocular

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fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful

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bemused

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puzzled, confused, or bewildered

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scathing

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severely critical

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misanthropic

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disliking humankind and avoiding human society

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enigmatic

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difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious

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genteel

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polite, refined, or respectable, often in an affected or ostentatious way

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caesura

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a pause near the middle of a line

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estranged

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no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated

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sward

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an expanse of short grass

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nonchalant

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feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed

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bonhomie

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cheerful friendliness; geniality

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countenance

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a person’s face or facial expression / OR support

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valise

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a small traveling bag or suitcase

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pertinacious

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holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action

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idiom

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phrase where the figurative meaning is different from the literal meaning

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analogous

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comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared

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censure

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the expression of formal disapproval

19
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congenial

A

pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one’s own

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exemplify

A

give an example of; illustrate by giving an example

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explicate

A

analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail

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feign

A

pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury)

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overt

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done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden

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vexation

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the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried

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fetters

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restrain with chains or manacles, typically around the ankles

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ode

A

lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style

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unrequited

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(of a feeling, especially love) not returned or rewarded

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ardor

A

enthusiasm or passion

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assuage

A

make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

30
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anthology

A

a published collection of poem’s, other pieces of writing, or music

31
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dissemination

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the action or fact of spreading something, especially information, widely

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lucid

A

expressed clearly; easy to understand / OR bright or luminous

33
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iambic

A

weak STRONG

34
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trochaic

A

STRONG weak

35
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anapestic

A

weak weak STRONG

36
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dactylic

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STRONG weak weak

37
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spondaic

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STRONG STRONG

38
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phyrric

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weak weak

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