vocabulary groups 1,2, and 3 Flashcards
0
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borish
A
ill mannered
1
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acrid
A
pungent, sharp
2
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cynical
A
believing that people act on selfish motives
3
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epistle
A
a letter
4
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heresy
A
against orthodox opinion
5
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lance
A
spear spike javelin
6
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obscure
A
difficult to understand
partially hidden
7
Q
poignant
A
deeply moving
strongly affecting the emotions
8
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respite
A
a break
intermission
9
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terse
A
concise
to the point
10
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Acrophobia
A
fear of hights
11
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bourgeois
A
middle class
12
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debility
A
weakness, incapacity
13
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epistolary
A
concerned with letters
through correspondance
14
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hiatus
A
interruption
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