Vocab List #23 Flashcards

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Servile

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Submissive and subservient (adj)

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Apathy

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Lack of emotion (n)

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Flout

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To ignore something out of disrespect (v)

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Extol

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To praise highly (v)

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Epigram

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A brief usually witty saying (n)

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Erudite

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Deeply learned; scholarly (adj)

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Ephemeral

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Lasting a very short time (adj)

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Distend

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To swell; to extend to a great deal (v)

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Coup

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A brilliant victory or accomplishment; the violent overthrow of a government by a small internal group (n)

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Arcane

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Mysterious; known only to select few (adj)

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Lack of emotion (n)

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Apathy

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Submissive and subservient, like a servant (adj)

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Servile

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To ignore something out of disrespect (v)

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Flout

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To praise highly (v)

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Extol

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A brief usually witty saying (n)

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Epigram

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Deeply learned; scholarly (adj)

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Erudite

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Lasting a very short time (adj)

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Ephemeral

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To swell; to extend a great deal (v)

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Distend

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A brilliant victory or accomplishment; a violent overthrow of a government by a small internal group (n)

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Coup

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Mysterious; known only to select few

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Arcane