Vocabulary Chapter 2 Flashcards by Carmen Trojcak | Brainscape

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Antithesis

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An exact opposite; an extremely different thing

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Maelstrom

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A whirlpool; Turbulence; Agitated state of mind

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Impotent

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Powerless; Lacking strength

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Emendation

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A correction

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Chagrin

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Embarrassment; a complete loss of courage

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Bauble

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A showy useless thing

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Diaphanous

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Very sheer and light

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Labyrinth

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A complicated network of winding passages; a maze

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Gloat

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To act or think about with great satisfaction

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Impediment

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A barrier; an obstruction or obstacle

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Effete

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Worn out; barren; no longer capable of effective action; sterile

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Shard

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Having sharp edges

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Bland

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Mild or tasteless; dull

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Nihilism

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A total rejection of established low

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Bestial

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Savage; brutal; animal like

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