Vocabulary Unit Five Flashcards by Jillian Puente | Brainscape

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Imprecation

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A curse

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Panegyric

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An expression of praise

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Nebulous

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Hazy; vague; uncertain

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Bowdlerize

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to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc

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Fop

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An excessively fashion conscious man

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Elegy

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A sad or mournful poem

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Deference

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respect; consideration

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Pedantic

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tending to show off one’s learning

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Non sequitur

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Something that does not logically follow

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Sanguine

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Cheerful; optimistic

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Impair

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To weaken; to cause to become worse

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Quandary

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A puzzling situation; a dilemma

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Ebullient

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Enthusiastic

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Carnal

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Relating to physical appetite; especially sexual

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Rakish

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Dashingly stylish and confident

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