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Vocab Lesson 1 Flashcards

1
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A person who assists in some religious services by carrying out minor duties.

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acolyte

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2
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One who attends or assists; a follower

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acolyte

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3
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Given to the consumption of alcoholic drinks

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bibulous

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4
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Highly absorbant

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bibulous

Ex: bibulous paper

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5
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To grow together; to unite to form a whole

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coalesce

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6
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Not openly acknowledged; secret

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covert

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7
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To recite something in te style of a public speech.

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declaim

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8
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to speak in a loud, theatrical way.

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declaim

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9
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To describe vividly in detail

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delineate

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10
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To DRAW an outline of; to represent by DRAWING

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delineate

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11
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A leader who seeks power by appealing to people’s emotions and prejudices and by making false claims and promises.
Ex: Joseph McCarthy

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demaogue

noun form: demagoguery

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12
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An expression of warm and enthusiastic praise; a tribute

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encomium

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13
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resistant to persuasion

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obdurate

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14
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inflexible

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obdurate

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15
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persistent in wrongdoing

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obdurate

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16
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foresight; knowledge of beforehand events

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prescience

17
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the chief character in a drama or story

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protagonist

18
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completed with careful persereverence; diligent

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sedulous (adj.)

19
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expressed with vigor and key penetrating insight; keenly perceptive.
Ex: The reviewer’s _______ criticism did not please the book’s author.

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trenchant

20
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A place or state pf perfect social and political conditions

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utopia

Adjective form: utopian

21
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A farewell address, especially one given at a graduation ceremony.
Ex: The ______ is usually given by a student who has achieved great distinction

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valedicory (N)

22
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Of or relating to a farewell address

Ex: General Lee’s _______ remarks tot he Army of Virginia were tinged with sadness.

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valedictory (Adj)

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