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Vocabulary 181-190 Flashcards

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Charlatan

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Fraud; quack; con man

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Wanton

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malicious; unjustifiable; umanageable; egregious; lewd

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Existential

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Basically holds that human beings are responsible for their own actions

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Benevolent (think Benedict Cumberbatch)

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Generous; kind; doing good deeds

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Anecdote

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A short account of a humorous or revealing incident

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Eminent

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Well-known and respected; standing out from all others in quality; outstanding

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Blithe

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Carefree; cheerful

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Hedonism

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The pursuit of pleasure as a way of life

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Dearth (think Darth Vader)

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Lack; Scarcity

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Legacy

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Something handed down from the past; a bequest

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