Vocab Q1 2021 Flashcards

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vicissitudes

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1a : the quality or state of being changeable : mutability. b : natural change or mutation visible in nature or in human affairs. 2a : a favorable or unfavorable event or situation that occurs by chance : a fluctuation of state or condition the vicissitudes of daily life.

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Equidistant

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at equal distances.

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astute

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having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage.

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apotheosis

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  • the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax
  • the elevation of someone to divine status; deification.
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rhapsodic

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1 : extravagantly emotional : rapturous. 2 : resembling or characteristic of a rhapsody

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supercilious

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behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.

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punctilious

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showing great attention to detail or correct behavior.

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jettisoning

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  • throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship.

- abandon or discard (someone or something that is no longer wanted).

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erudition

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  • the quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarship.
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melancholic

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  • feeling or expressing pensive sadness.

- suffering from or denoting a severe form of depression.

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concomitant

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noun
- naturally accompanying or associated.
adjective
- a phenomenon that naturally accompanies or follows something.

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incorrigible

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adjective

- (of a person or their tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.

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libertine

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noun

  • a person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, especially in sexual matters.
  • a person who rejects accepted opinions in matters of religion; a freethinker.

adjective

  • characterized by a disregard of morality, especially in sexual matters
  • freethinking in matters of religion.
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chrysalis

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  • a quiescent insect pupa, especially of a butterfly or moth.
  • the hard outer case enclosing a chrysalis.
  • a transitional state.
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didactic

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  • intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
  • in the manner of a teacher, particularly so as to treat someone in a patronizing way.
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prosaic

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  • having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty.
  • commonplace; unromantic.
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drab

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  • lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull
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quay

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  • a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place.
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mirth

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  • amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.
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jetty

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  • a landing stage or small pier at which boats can dock or be moored.