week 7 thurs Flashcards
1
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lachrymose
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causing tears and weeping
2
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start
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to move suddenly
3
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surly
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sullen and rude
4
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comport
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to behave oneself
5
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awry
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away from the correct course
6
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paean
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a song of joy, triumph, praise
7
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tribulation
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great misery and distress
8
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fetter
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to confine, restrain
9
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mordant
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bitingly sarcastic
10
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obdurate
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not easily moved to pity
11
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disaffected
A
resentful and rebellious
12
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immune
A
no subject to an obligation
13
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fraught
A
full of a particular quality
14
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faux pas
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a social blunder
15
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beget
A
to produce
father offspring
16
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fulsome
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disgusting bcc of excessiveness
17
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appellation
A
a name or title
18
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loath
A
unwilling
reluctant
19
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craven
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cowardly
20
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contravene
A
to violate
21
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insouciant
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calm and untroubled
22
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indelible
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incapable of being removed
23
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eminent
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outstanding
24
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enclave
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a country surrounded by another area
25
flout
intentionally and obviously disobey
26
lapse
to decline from a previous level
27
synergy
the interaction of two+ things where the combined effect is greater than the parts individually
28
consign
to give to the care of another
29
incisive
penetrating in thought
30
attenuate
to make thin
31
extol
to praise highly and lavishly
32
coerce
to force by threat
33
contemplate
to think about carefully
34
auspicious
marked by favorable circumstances
35
comply
to yield to
36
abide
to tolerate
37
repugnant
causing disgust
38
desolate
lonely
39
decadence
a period of decline
40
haunt
to visit occasionally
