Week 9 New/Old Flashcards
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Beget(v.)
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Create, lead to, cause
1
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Broach(v.)
A
To bring up a delicate subject
2
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Novel(adj.)
A
New, original idea, clever
3
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renaissance(n.)
Nascent(adj.)
Renaissance(n.)
A
Period of rebirth
Being born
Period of growth in art and music
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Spawn(v.)
A
Produce a large number of
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Provident(adj.)
A
People who prepare for the future
6
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Replenish(v.)
Replenishment(n.)
A
Fill again, resupply
7
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Visionary(n.,adj.)
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Dreamer, impractical, don’t follow through
8
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Adage(n.)
A
Old, familiar saying
9
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Antecedent(n.)
A
Something that came before
10
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Conventional(adj.)
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Common, customary, unoriginal
11
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Precedent(n.)
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Earlier example of something
12
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Unprecedented(adj.)
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Entirely new
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Precursor(n.)
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Forerunner, paves the way for something
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Rudimentary(adj.)
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Basics, crude, unformed
