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Vocabulary Workshop Sadlier-Oxford Level H Units 1-3 cum. Review Flashcards

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enclave

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an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character

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interstice

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a small, narrow space between things or parts of things

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paean

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a song of praise, joy, or triumph

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persiflage

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lighthearted joking, talk, or writing

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plethora

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overfullness, superabundance, superfluity

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pragmatic

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concerned with pratical considerations or values; dealing with actions and results rather than with abstract theory; stiff in one’s opinions

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quizzical

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puzzled; mocking; odd; equivocal

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rapacity

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inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain one’s desires by force, extortion, or plunder

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schism

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a formal split within a religious organization; any division or separation of a group or organization into hostile factions

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therapeutic

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having power to heal or cure; beneficial

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virtuoso

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a brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique; masterly or brilliant

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ancillary

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subordinate or supplementary

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bowdlerize

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to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film, etc.)

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condescend

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to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner

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cozen

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to trick; to cheat or swindle

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forte

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a person’s strong point; what a person does best

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gratis

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free; without charge

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icon

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a representation or image of a sacred personage, often considered sacred itself; an image or picture; a symbol; a graphic symbol on a computer monitor or display; an object of blind devotion

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macrocosm

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the universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure of something

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mountebank

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a trickster or swindler; a charlatan

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aegis

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protection, patronage, sponsorship

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apprise

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to inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice

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bibulous

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found of or inclined to drink; absorbent

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claque

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a group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance; opera hat

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deracinate

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to pull up by the roots

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eleemosynary

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charitable; dependent upon charity

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indigenous

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native

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lachrymose

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given to tears or weeping; lugubrious

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lexicon

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dictionary of a language; a compendium

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melee

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confused struggled; violent free-for-all; a tumultuous mingling

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microcosm

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a mini world or universe

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minuscule

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small, tiny; lower case letter

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obfuscate

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darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder

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paternalism

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policy of treating people in the manner of a father dealing with his children

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polarize

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to cause to concentrate around tow conflicting or contrasting positions

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purview

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range of something; in law, the scope of what is provided in a statute

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sanguine

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having a ruddy complexion; of a naturally cheerful outlook

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solecism

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a substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of etiquette; any impropriety or mistake

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vassal

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a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he/she owes allegiance; a subordinate; subservient

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verisimilitude

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the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable

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adjunct

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(n.) something added to something else as helpful or useful but not essential; an assistant or helper; a valuable quality or characteristic. (adj.) added or connected in a subordinate capacity; attached to a faculty or staff in an auxiliary capacity

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bellwether

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(n.) the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader, as in desperate or violent undertaking; an indicator of trends.

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caterwaul

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(v.) to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel; (n.) a harsh or noisy cry; a racket

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chimerical

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(adj.) absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible

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effete

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(adj.) lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out of date

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fait accompli

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(n.) an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action

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hidebound

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(adj.) narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices; stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative

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hierarchy

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(n.) any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another in order of rank, wealth, class, etc.

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liturgy

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(n.) a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship

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mirage

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(n.) something illusory, without substance, or without a basis in reality; an illusion

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morass

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(n.) a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped, as in quicksand

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noisome

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(adj.) offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious

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oblivious

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(adj.) forgetful; unaware

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poltroon

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(n.) a base coward

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proselyte

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(n.) a convert; a disciple

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quasi

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(adj.) resembling but not actually being; seemingly but not actually or completely

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raillery

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(n.) good-humored ridicule; teasing

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ribald

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(adj.) irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language

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supine

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(adj.) lying flat on one’s back; listless or lethargic; apathetic or passive

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vignette

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(n.) a short description or sketch; a picture or illustration with edges that gradually shade off; a decorative design on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter

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