Vocab Chap 5 Flashcards
1
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Acuity
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Sharpness. Acuteness
2
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To delineate
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To portray clearly. Depict
3
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Depraved
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Marked by evil and corruption. Perverted
4
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To enervate
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To weaken. Impair
5
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Esoteric
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Understood by a selected few. Occult
6
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Fecund
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Intellectually productive. Fertile
7
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Fiat
A
An arbitrary order.
8
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Figment
A
Fabrication of the mind. Creation
9
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To garner
A
To accumulate. Collect
10
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To hallow
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To hold sacred.
11
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Idiosyncrasy
A
A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify. Quirk
12
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Ignominy
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Shame and disgrace. Deep shame
13
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Mundane
A
Ordinary. Routine
14
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Nuance
A
Subtle change.
15
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Overweening
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Arrogant. Conceited
16
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Penchant
A
Strong inclination.
17
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Reputed
A
According to reputation or general belief. Supposed
18
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Sophistry
A
Reasoning that appears sound but is not.
19
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Sumptuous
A
Costly, rich, magnificent. Lavish, rich
20
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Ubiquitous
A
Existing everywhere.
