Vocabulary - the dark Romamtics Flashcards

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Prevailing

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Triumphant, dominant

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Profuse

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Lavish, extravagant

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Pervade

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To spread through

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Rejoinder

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A reply

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Condescension

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Patronizing attitude

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Cajole

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To persuade with flatter

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Emanate

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To flow out from, emit

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Infallible

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Incapable of error

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Misanthropic

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Marked by hatred for mankind

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Vindictive

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Vengeful

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Impede

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To slow the process, hinder

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Decorum

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Good taste in behavior

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Constrain

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To hold back as if by force

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14
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Ubiquitous

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Seeming to be everywhere

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Dominion

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Absolute ownership, power

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Tacit

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Expressed without words

17
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Cessation

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End

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Ire

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Anger

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Dauntless

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Fearless

20
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Insinuate

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To imply, to introduce subtly