week 8 thurs Flashcards by Hannah Yamamoto

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treatise

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a formal piece of writing on a particular subject

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nexus

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a connection

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chronic

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continuing for a long time

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forbear

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to be patient or avoid doing

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putative

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put for forth and accepted as truth

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loathe

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to dislike something greatly

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ebullient

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in high spirits

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eerie

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causing inexplicable fear or uneasiness

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fallacy

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a false notion

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prevaricate

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to avoid telling the truth

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increment

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an increase in quantity

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chicanery

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deception by trickery

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miser

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a greedy person who hoards money

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assuage

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to lessen pain or distress

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prim

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overly proper

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serendipity

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unexpected gift or discovery

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prostrate

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laying face down

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volition

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a conscious choice

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abstemious

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moderate in eating and drinking

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meretricious

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attracting attention in a vulgar way

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tortuous

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winding, twisted

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subsist

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to maintain life

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timbre

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the distinguishing quality of sound

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cavalcade

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an order of events

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vehement

forceful, furious

compunction

a feeling of uneasiness from guilt

stymie

to obstruct

tarry

to delay

repast

a meal

impeccable

flawless

sprightly

lively animated energetic

bustle

energetic, noisy activity

medium

a method of expressing something

wry

dryly humorous

anterior

placed before or in front

glower

to frown

consternation

a sudden feeling of anxiety

rescind

to take back or cancel

callow

inexperienced

apocryphal

probably fake

abject

of the lowest degree

soporific

promoting sleep

malapropism

ridiculous misuse of words

pretext

an excuse

steadfast

loyal and faithful

winsome

charming

sequester

to move or set apart

exhort

to urge strongly

baroque

fantastically over-decorated

plucky

showing courage in unfavorable circumstances

nemesis

one who inflicts justified punishment

uproarious

hilarious

trepidation

strong fear marked by trembling

seemly

proper or fitting

arbitrate

to settle a dispute

anthropomorphism

the attribution of human characteristics to animals

cache

a hiding place for storage

corpulent

obese

livid

extremely angry

austere

stern and severe in appearance

impinge

to have an effect on something

android

an automaton resembling a human

turbid

cloudy and muddy

dismay

to destroy courage

facade

outward appearance

cadence

a rhythmic beat

encumber

to burden or weigh down

occasion

to cause | provide the perfect opportunity for

ingratiate

to bring oneself into another's favor

sanctify

to make holy

abash

to embarrass

avant-garde

a group active in creating new art

enervate

to weaken

liberal

generous

pastiche

something created from many sources

factitious

produced artificially

malignant

very harmful