Week 9 Flashcards

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Apoplectic

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(adj) overcome with anger

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2
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Bucolic

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(adj) relating to the pleasant aspects of the country life

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3
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Effeminate

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(adj) (of a man) having or showing characteristics regarded as typical of a woman

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4
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Entreat

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(v) ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something

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5
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Inculcate

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(v) instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction

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6
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Misanthrope

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(n) a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society

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7
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Polemic

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(n) a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something

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8
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Profligate

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(adj) recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

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9
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Reproof

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(n) an expression of blame or disapproval

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10
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Wanderlust

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(n) a strong desire to travel

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