Vocab Week 1/18/16 Flashcards by Laura-Marie Peeples | Brainscape

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Apotheosis

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Elevation to divine status deification

Glorification of a thing; sublime example

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Askew

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Obliquely awry

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Chasten

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Subdue; restrain

Discipline; punish

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Demarcation

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Marking a boundary or limits

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Dictum

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Formal utterance or pronouncement

Saying or maxim

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Erstwhile

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Former; previous

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Forte

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Persons strong point a thing in which a person excels

Strength, speciality, talent, gift, métier

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Habitué

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Habitual visitor or resident

Frequent visitor, patron colloq. regular resident

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No plus

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Completely perplex

Confound, puzzle, confuse, shock

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Peripatetic

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Going from place to place; itinerant

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Prodigal

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Recklessly wasteful

Lavish

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Sycophant

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Flatter; toady

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Vacuous

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Lacking expression
Unintelligent
Empty

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Wraith

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Ghost

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Acumen

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Keen insight or discernment

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