week 7 wed Flashcards

1
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interlocutor

A

someone who takes part in the conversation

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2
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pallid

A

faint, pale

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3
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subsume

A

to include as part of a larger group

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4
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cachet

A

a mark of distinction

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5
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forestall

A

to prevent, delay

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6
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quintessence

A

a pure substance or essence

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7
Q

perfidious

A

marked by extreme treachery

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8
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eccentric

A

unconventional

odd

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9
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emphatic

A

done with force

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10
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erstwhile

A

former

of an earlier time

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11
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nonplus

A

at a loss of what to do

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12
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dissociate

A

to break ties

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13
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distraught

A

anxious or agitated

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14
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deprecate

A

to disapprove

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15
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proverbial

A

well down

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16
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ire

A

anger

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17
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excoriate

A

to denounce sharply

to tear skin off

18
Q

accolade

A

an award or honor

19
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ductile

A

easily shaped

20
Q

apotheosis

A

the ideal example

21
Q

invidious

A

tending to arouse hostility

22
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flabbergast

A

overcome with astonishment

23
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melee

A

noisy confused fight

24
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acrimony

A

bitter, sharp hostility

25
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martial

A

warlike

26
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fitful

A

occurring in irregular outburst

27
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rapport

A

trustful relationship

harmony

28
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nihilism

A

a belief that rejects all moral or religious values

29
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pejorative

A

downgrading

30
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chasten

A

to correct by punishment

31
Q

officious

A

interfering

trying to give unwanted advice

32
Q

cataclysm

A

a disastrous event

33
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colloquy

A

a conversation

34
Q

demur

A

to object

35
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conviction

A

strong belief or opinion

36
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prowess

A

superior skill

37
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reproof

A

an expression of disapproval

38
Q

theology

A

study of nature of god

39
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own

A

to admit

40
Q

qualm

A

sudden feeling of sickness

41
Q

circumlocution

A

an indirect way of expressing an idea