Week 3 Flashcards

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anathema

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(n.) a cursed, detested person

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capricious

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(adj.) subject to whim, fickle

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iconoclast

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(n.) one who attacks common beliefs or institutions

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promulgate

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(v.) to proclaim, make known

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rebuke

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(v.) to scold, criticize

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brusque

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(adj.) short, abrupt, dismissive

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conflagration

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(n.) great fire

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diaphanous

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(adj.) light, airy, transparent

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invective

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(n.) an angry verbal attack

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propitious

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(adj.) favorable

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