Vocab Chap 5 Flashcards

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Acuity

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Sharpness. Acuteness

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2
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To delineate

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To portray clearly. Depict

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3
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Depraved

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Marked by evil and corruption. Perverted

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4
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To enervate

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To weaken. Impair

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5
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Esoteric

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Understood by a selected few. Occult

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6
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Fecund

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Intellectually productive. Fertile

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7
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Fiat

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An arbitrary order.

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8
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Figment

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Fabrication of the mind. Creation

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9
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To garner

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To accumulate. Collect

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10
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To hallow

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To hold sacred.

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11
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Idiosyncrasy

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A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify. Quirk

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12
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Ignominy

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Shame and disgrace. Deep shame

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13
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Mundane

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Ordinary. Routine

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14
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Nuance

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Subtle change.

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15
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Overweening

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Arrogant. Conceited

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16
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Penchant

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Strong inclination.

17
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Reputed

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According to reputation or general belief. Supposed

18
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Sophistry

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Reasoning that appears sound but is not.

19
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Sumptuous

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Costly, rich, magnificent. Lavish, rich

20
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Ubiquitous

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Existing everywhere.