Vocab #4 Flashcards
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Catharsis
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A release of emotional tension
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Efficacious
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Effective; producing a desired outcome
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Inundate
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To overwhelm; to fill beyond capacity
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Revere
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To regard with respect, awe, or adoration
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Internecine
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Mutually destructive
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Risible
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Relating to laughter; laughable
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Sybaritic
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Marked by luxury or pleasure
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Crepuscular
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Pertaining to twilight
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Kudos
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Acclaim or praise
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Estrange
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To alienate
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Intrinsic
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Of or relating to a thing’s basic nature; inherent
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Maxim
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An established principle; a truth or rule of conduct
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Putrid
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Rotten and foul smelling
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Servile
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Submissive; slavish
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Apocryphal
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Of questionable authenticity, but widely believed
