Week 23, 24, 25 Flashcards by Alicia Lee

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anthropologist

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an expert in the study of the race, beliefs, customs, etc. of mankind

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artifact

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an object made by hand, rather than a thing as it occur in nature

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bizarre

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odd, peculiar, strange, weird

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fetish

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lifeless

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imperative

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urgent, necessary

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imprudent

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unwise, not careful

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prohibition

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the act of forbidding certain behavior

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taboo

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forbidden by custom or religious practice

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taint (n.)

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contamination

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abhor

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to detest

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absurd

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ridiculous

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bigot

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a person who is intolerant of other people or ideas

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contemptuous

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expressing a feeling that something is worthless

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universal

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present everywhere

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vulnerable

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capable of being injured

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entreaty

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appeal, plea

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tradition

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custom that has been handed down

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originate

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begin, arise

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inviolable

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safe (from destruction, etc.)

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awesome

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inspiring terror, weird

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debris

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ruins, fragments

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dispersed

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scattered, spread, broken up

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eruption

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bursting out

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Fetish

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Object with magical power

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puny

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weak, unimportant

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obliterate

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erase, wipe out

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deplorable

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sad, pitiable

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initiate

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start, set going

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conflagration

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great fire

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rue

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regret

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congenial

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sympathetic, agreeable

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hoard (v.)

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hide, store, accumulate

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sage

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wise man, philosopher

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aegis

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shield

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detriment

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injury, damage, hurt

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longevity

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long duration of life

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imbibe

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drink

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virile

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masterful, manly

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senile

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weak from old age

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doddering

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trembling, shaking

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lethargic

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lazy, indifferent

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prevalent

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common, general

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paramount

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supreme, foremost

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remiss

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careless

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hostile

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angry

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rebuke (v.)

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criticize/reprimand

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aversion

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strong dislike

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evince

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exhibit, show plainly

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vogue

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fashion

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superficial

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on the surface, slight

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jettison

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discard

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inevitable

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unavoidable, certain

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lucrative

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profitable

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tussle (n.)

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a rough struggle

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intrinsi

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essential

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acute

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sharp, keen