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Vocabulary Unit 1 Lessons 1-3 Flashcards

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Jingoist

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n
-someone who boats about patriotism
-Favors warlike foreign policy

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Lothario

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n
-Seducer; lover
Othello was a handsome lothario

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Maverick

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n
- someone who acts independently
-Like Top Gun, acts alone

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Nemesis

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n
-Enemy; agent of retribution

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Philanderer

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n
-a person that makes love insincerely
-Engages in passing love affairs

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Philippic

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n
-Bitter verbal attack

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Procrustean

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adj
-Designed to secure conformity; drastic
ex: Procrustean attitude does not allow for disagreement

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Protean

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adj
able to change shape; displaying great variety

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Pyrrhic victory

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n
a too costly victory

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quixotic

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adj
foolishly impractical
ex: Margo’s quixotic behavior upset her family because she has always been so level-headed
“quick” & “exotic”

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Saturnine

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adj
sluggish; gloomy; grave

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Solecism

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n
violation of good manners
substandard use of words
ex: “ain’t she sweet”
“sole” and “cism” –>”solo error in communication.”

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Spoonerism

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n
unintentional exchange of sounds
ex: Spoon handle –> hoon spandle

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Sybarite

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n
one who is fond of luxury and soft living

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Tawdry

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adj
cheap; gaudy; showy
ex: Marlene’s tawdry taste in clothing was an embarrassment to her bf

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Acidulous

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adj
Somewhat acid or sour

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Avaricious

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adj
excessively greedy
“Ava is rich and voracious.”

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Baleful

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adj
threatening harm; menacing

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Bilious

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adj
bad tempered; bitter

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Bellicose

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adj
warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome
ex: bell ringing to start war

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Bumptious

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adj
arrogant; disagreeably conceited
“bumptious young boys today”

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Captious

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adj
critical; quick to find fault
“captious critic”

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Churlish

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adj
rude in a mean-spirited and grumpy way

22
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complaisant

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adj
Eager to please; cheerfully complying

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Contrite

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adj
extremely apologetic, remorseful, crushed in spirit by guilt
“try”ingto apologize

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Convival

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adj
festive, sociable
“all night revival”

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craven

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adj
cowardly
“raven flew away”

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debonair

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adj
pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance

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dyspeptic

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adj
suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable
ex: newspaper had two stories: one with a dyspeptic viewpoint and the other with incurable optimism
stomach being irritable

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lachrymose

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adj
sad; mournful; inclined to shed many tears

29
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cabal

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a group working covertly for a specific purpose
CAbal(covert allaince)

30
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camaraderie

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comradeship; friendship

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caste

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a distinct social class or system

32
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clandestine

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(adj.) done in secret, concealed; underhanded
“clan’s destiny”

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cortege

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a group of attendants accompanying a person; a ceremonial procession

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detente

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A relaxing or easing, especially of international tension

35
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echelon

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a level/rank of command or authority, a steplike formation or arrangement
“Echoing Levels”: Associate it with different ranks or tiers.

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ecumenical

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universal, fostering Christian unity throughout the world
“come, universal”

37
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elite

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the best or most skilled members of a group

38
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espirit de corps

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a sense of union and of common interests and responsibilities

39
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genealogy

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lineage, science of family descent.

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hierarchy

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A group or system in which position of power are ranked, usually from lowest to highest, a system of church government by clergymen in graded ranks

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hobnob

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to associate on very friendly terms
“hobby” “nob”

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liaison

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the contact maintained between certain militay unitsin order to undertake concerted action; a similar connection between units of any organization; an illicit relationship
“lie as one”

43
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rapprochement

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A reestablishing of cordial relations
w”rap” around a relationship

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