vocab unit 9 heada$$ ;) Flashcards
1
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amenable (adj)
A
willing to change
2
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amorphous (adj)
A
has no shape or boundaries
3
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cajole(v)
A
to flatter something/someone so they do something for you
4
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calamity(n)
A
a storm/disaster
5
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debase(v)
A
slander, take away virtue/wholeness
6
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efface(v)
A
to make something thinner
7
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elucidate(v)
A
to bring something to light/ clarify something
8
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ferocity(n)
A
being aggressive, ferocious
9
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flourish(v)
A
to succeed, to grow, to blossom visible
10
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haughty(adj)
A
pride, conceit, arrogance, egocentric
11
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metanoia
A
to self correct
12
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understatement
A
to underexaggerate something on purpose
13
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hyperbole
A
extreme exaggeration
14
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litotes
A
to say something by denying its opposite
15
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climax
A
a list in progressive largeness or importance