Week 5 Flashcards

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To portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail

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Delineate

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Sharpness (mind or sense)

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Acuity

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2
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Marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles

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Depraved

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3
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To weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring

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Enervate

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4
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Intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret

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Esoteric

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5
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Fruitful in offspring or vegetation; productive

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Fecund

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6
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A command or act of will or consciousness

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Fiat

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7
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A fabrication of the mind

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Figment

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To acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away

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Garner

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To set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere

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Hallow

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10
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A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify

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Idiosyncrasy

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11
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Shame and disgrace

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Ignominy

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12
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Earthly, worldly, related to practical and material affairs

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Mundane

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13
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A subtle or slight variation (color, meaning, quality)

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Nuance

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14
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Conceited, presumptuous, excessive, immoderate

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Overweening

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15
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A strong attraction or inclination

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Penchant

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According to reputation or general belief ; widespread acceptance

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Reputed

17
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Reasoning that seems plausible but it actually unsound

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Sophistry

18
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Costly, rich, magnificent

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Sumptuous

19
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Present or existing everywhere

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Ubiquitous