vocab chap 16-20 Flashcards
1
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augmented (adj)
A
added to or made greater in an amount or number or strength
2
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Epithet (n.)
A
A defamatory or abusive word or phrase
3
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sanguinary (adj)
A
accompanied by bloodshed
4
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detrimental (adj.)
A
causing harm or injury
5
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indolence (n.)
A
inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
6
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languid (adj.)
A
lacking spirit or liveliness
7
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sophism (n)
A
A deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning, in the hope of deceiving someone
8
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revery (n.)
A
an abstracted state of absorption
9
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calamity (n)
A
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
10
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wanton (adj)
A
occurring without motivation or provocation
