Vocab Ch. 9-12 Flashcards

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Antiquity

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  1. The ancient world, especially before the Middle Ages.

2. The quality of great age.

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Allure

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The power to attract or charm.

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Appraise

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  1. To estimate the value of.

2. To form a judgement of.

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Cleave

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  1. To cling or be faithful to.

2. To split with force or a sharp instrument.

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Depreciate

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To make or become less in value.

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Facet

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  1. Any of the small, flat surfaces on a precious stone made by cutting.
  2. One side or many aspects of something.
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Facsimile

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An exact copy.

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Impervious

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  1. Incapable of being penetrated.

2. Not affected or disturbed by.

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Nondescript

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Hard to describe due to lack of distinctive qualities or features.

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Quandary

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A state of being in doubt about what to do.

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Repose

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  1. To lie at rest.

2. To place in some person or group.

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Scintillate

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v. To flash or sparkle.

adj. Lively and witty.

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Scrutinize

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To examine with great care.

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Synthetic

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Not naturally produced, made by artificial processes.

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Transmute

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To change the form or appearance of.

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Amputate

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To cut off a body part, especially by surgery.

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Aptitude

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A natural talent.

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Beneficiary

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One who benefits or gains an advantage from something.

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Boon

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A welcome gift or blessing.

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Commiserate

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To feel or express sorrow for.

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Garner

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To collect, acquire, gather, or obtain.

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Gratis

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Free of charge.

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Incapacitate

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To make helpless or incapable.

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Inception

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The beginning of an action or process.

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Magnanimous

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Generous or unselfish.

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Myriad

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A large number.

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Practible

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  1. Capable of being done, feasible.

2. Usable.

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Remunerate

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To pay or reward.

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Solicit

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To ask for in a formal way.

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Trite

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Used so much it is no longer fresh or new.

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Amenity

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  1. A feature that contributes to physical comfort.

2. A feature that increases the attractiveness or value of a location.

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Averse

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Having a feeling of opposition or distaste.

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Complacent

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So self-satisfied one sees no need for change; unconcerned.

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Decompose

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To decay or break down into the basic elements.

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Defray

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To supply the money for, to pay.

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Emanate

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To come out from a source.

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Envisage

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To picture in one’s mind.

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Facetious

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Playfully inappropriate or humorous.

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Fallacy

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A false or mistaken idea.

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Furor

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An uproar.

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Idyll

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An experience that is calm or carefree.

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Paucity

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Scarcity; smallness in number or amount.

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Porous

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Full of tiny small holes; easily penetrated by gas or liquid.

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Supersede

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To replace; to cause to be put aside due to benefit or superiority.

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Tangible

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  1. Real; able or be touched.

2. Possible to understand or realize, not vague or uncertain.

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Adversity

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Misfortune, hardship.

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Cardinal

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Most important, chief.

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Credible

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Reliable

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Empathize

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To show or feel understanding for another’s feelings or problems.

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Faculty

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  1. Any of the natural powers of the mind or body.
  2. An inborn ability, a knack.
  3. All of the teachers in a school.
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Harrowing

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Very distressing or acutely painful.

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Impair

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To damage, weaken, or lessen.

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Infer

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To reach a conclusion through reasoning.

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Intuition

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Knowing or sensing something without the use of reason; an insight.

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Manifest

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v. To reveal.

adj. Plain to see, evident.

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Nuance

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A very slight change in feeling or meaning.

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Pernicious

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Very destructive or harmful.

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Solace

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Consolation

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Treatise

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A methodically and thoroughly written discussion of a topic.

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Vogue

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The popular fashion of a time.