vocab quiz 3 Flashcards
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Efflorescence
A
a flowering or developing of something
2
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Specious
A
seeming good or true, but actually false or wrong
3
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Fulcrum
A
a prop or support
4
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Intricacy
A
a complexity: perplexing details
5
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Immure
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to enclose or shut in
6
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Decorous
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having proper manners, appearance, conduct
7
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Ebullience
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overflowing with high spirits or great enthusiasm
8
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Vicissitudes
A
changes, variations, or alterations in one’s circumstances, usually unwelcome or unpleasant
9
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Suffusion
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A covering or spreading out of something
10
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Antagonism
A
an active hostility or opposition to something
11
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Opalescence
A
having a milky shine or glossiness
12
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Chastise
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to discipline, punish, criticize
13
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Detritus
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Debris, waste or trash left after a particular event
14
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Incursion
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an invasion, attack, or foray
15
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Rasping
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to rasp is to scratch or rub roughly
