Vocab. Words (Term 1) Flashcards
first twenty words
1
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Infallible
A
Unable to make mistakes
1
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Fallible
A
Able to make mistakes
2
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Indisputably
A
Unable to be denied/definitely/absolutedly
3
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Connotation
A
The feeling/idea invoked in the reader by a word
4
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Allusion
A
An oblique reference to something else (usually cultural)
5
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Oblique
A
Unclear
6
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Subliminal
A
Under the surface of our minds
7
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Ubiquitous
A
present everywhere
8
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trepidatious
A
apprehensive/nervous
“If you’re feeling trepidatious, try a breathing exercise.”
9
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hypochondriac
A
someone who always feels as if they are ill with exaggerated symptoms
10
Q
exacerbated
A
increased existing issues
11
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hebetude
A
lethargy
“After exams, I slumped on the couch in a state of lethargy.”
12
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lethargy
A
tiredness, laziness, dullness
13
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ignominious
A
deserving of shame
“Hitler refused ignominious defeat.”
14
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egregious
A
really bad
