Vocab 5 Flashcards
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Fop
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N. an excessively fashion-conscious man
2
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Imprecation
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N. a curse
3
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Non sequitur
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N. something that does not logically follow
4
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Sanguine
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Adj. cheerful, optimistic
5
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Bowdlerize
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V. To remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc
6
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Impair
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V. To weaken, to cause to become worse
7
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Panegyric
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N. an expression of praise
8
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Quandary
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N. a puzzling situation, a dilemma
9
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Ebullient
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Adj. enthusiastic
10
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Deference
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N. respect, consideration
11
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Carnal
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Adj. relating to physical appetite, especially sexual
12
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Nebulous
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Adj. hazy, vague, uncertain
13
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Rakish
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Adj. dashingly stylish and confident
14
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Elegy
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N. a sad or mournful poem
15
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Pedantic
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Adj. tending to show off one’s learning
