Vocab Words Flashcards

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Parable

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A short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth.

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2
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Arbitrary

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Subject to individual will or judgement without restriction.

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3
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Interpretive

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Serving to interpret.

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4
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Narrative

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A story or account of events or experiences whether true or fictional.

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5
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Motif

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A recurring subject, theme, or idea.

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6
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Legend

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A nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times.

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7
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Problematic

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Of the nature of a problem.

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8
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Denote

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To be a mark or sign of.

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9
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Unspecified

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Not referred to or stated specifically.

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10
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Fictionous

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Created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment.

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11
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Entity

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Something that has a real existence.

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12
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Explicit

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Fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated.

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13
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Culture

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Development or improvement of the mind by education or training.

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14
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Didactic

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Intended for instruction.

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15
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Malevolent

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Wishing evil or harm to another.

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16
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Specify

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To mention or name specifically.

17
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Replete

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Abundantly supplied or provided.

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Illustrative

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Serving to illustrate.

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Distortion

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An act or instance of distorting.

20
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Genealogy

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A record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person.

21
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Subservient

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Serving or acting in a subordinate capacity.

22
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Traditional

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Of or relating to tradition.

23
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Distinction

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A marking off or distinguishing as different.

24
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Clarify

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To make clear or intelligible.

25
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Pantheon

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A domed circular temple in Rome.