vocabulary groups 1,2, and 3 Flashcards by Kyle Abo

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borish

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ill mannered

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acrid

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pungent, sharp

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cynical

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believing that people act on selfish motives

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epistle

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a letter

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heresy

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against orthodox opinion

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lance

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spear spike javelin

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obscure

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difficult to understand

partially hidden

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poignant

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deeply moving

strongly affecting the emotions

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respite

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a break

intermission

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terse

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concise

to the point

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Acrophobia

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fear of hights

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bourgeois

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middle class

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debility

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weakness, incapacity

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epistolary

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concerned with letters

through correspondance

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hiatus

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interruption

pause

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languid

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tired

slow

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obscured

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hidden covered burried

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poised

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calm

collected self possessed

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resplendent

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shining

glowing

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therapeutic

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medicinal

curative

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acuity

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sharpness

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braggart

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someone who boasts

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debunking

A

exposing false claims or myths

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epitomized

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typified characterized personified

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hidebound

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rigid opinions

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languish

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decay fade away get weaker

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obsequious

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servile

submissive

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polemical

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causing debate or argument

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restorative

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a tonic

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thwart

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prevent

frustrate