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Vocabulary #4 Flashcards

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Stalwart

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Strongly and stoutly built

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Armaments

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The arms and equipment with which a military unit is supplied

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Virile

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Masculine; manly

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Philanthropists

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A person who practices philanthropy; an altruistic concern for human welfare, usually manifested by donations of money

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Improvidence

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Lacking foresight, neglecting to provide for future needs

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Drudgery

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Menial, distasteful hard work

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Destitution

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Utter poverty; deprivation

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Vice

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An immoral or evil habit or practice

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Imprudence

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Lacking discretion; incautious

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Logos

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The persuasive technique that aims to convince an audience using logic and reason

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Ethos

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The dominant assumptions of a people or period

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Gaiety

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The state of being joyous, vivacious or cheerful

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Fevered

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An abnormal condition of the body, characterised by a rise in temperature, pulse rate etc.

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Explicable

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Capable of being explained

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Piety

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Reverence for god or devout fulfilment of religious obligations; dutiful respect or regard for parents/homeland

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Metaphysical

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Highly abstract, subtle

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Metaphor

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Figurative speech for something that is not literally applicable

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Inversion

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The reversal of the syntactically correct order of subjects, verbs, and objects in a sentence

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Abstruse

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Hard to understand; secret/hidden

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Profound

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Deep, far, large

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Introspective

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The act or process of looking into oneself

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Expiation

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To atone for; to make amends

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Jurisprudence

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A body or system of laws

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Panacea

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A remedy for all diseases or ills

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Proletariat

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The working class; lowest class people who don’t possess property

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Papacy

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The system of ecclesiastical government in which the pope is recognised as the supreme head.

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Morass

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A troublesome or confusing situation, especially one in which it is difficult to set oneself free

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Aggrandize

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To make greater in power, rank or honour

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Elucidate

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To make clear, explain

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Genealogy

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The study of family ancestries and histories

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Metonymy

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A figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related. E.g. “To count heads = to count people”

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Contempt

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The feeling that a person is worthless or beneath consideration; scornful, disrespect

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Affliction

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A cause of pain or harm

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Imp

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Noun: A small mischievous devil
Verb: To repair a damaged feather/wing

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Synecdoche

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A figure of speech in which part of something represents a whole. E.g. England lost by 6 wickets = English cricket team

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Sumptuous

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Expensive looking; splendid

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Abhorrence

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The feeling of disgust or loathing

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Consternation

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Anxiety or dismay at something unexpected

39
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Imperious

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Arrogant

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Smug

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Excessive pride in oneself

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Ardent

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Very enthusiastic or passionate

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Pejorative

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A word expressing disapproval

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Honourific

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Given as a mark of respect but having no duties

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Dregs

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The most worthless part of something; remnants at the bottom of a glass

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Distempered

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Emotionally or psychologically disturbed

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Disenfranchised

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Deprived of the right to vote

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Disillusioned

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Disappointed in someone/something that discovers to be not as good as first believed

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Hegemony

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The political, economic, and military predominance of one state over other states.

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Apparition

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The unexpected appearance of something; a ghost or ghostlike image of a person

50
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Bough

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The main branch of a tree

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