Vocab Semester 2 B Flashcards
1
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Parody
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An artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect
2
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Realism
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Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy
3
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Virtuoso
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A tremendously skilled artist
4
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Decorous
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Proper; marked by good taste
5
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Equanimity
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The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure
6
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Modest
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Quite or humble in manner or appearance
7
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Propriety
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Appropriateness of behaviour
8
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Prudent
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Exercising good judgement or common sense
9
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Serene
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Calm
10
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Staid
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Unemotional; serious
11
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Stoic
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Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
12
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Condemn
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To express strong disapproval of; denounce
13
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Discredit
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To cause to be undoubted
14
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Disparage
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To speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle
15
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Pejorative
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Describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
