Word List 06 Flashcards by Max Scalamandre | Brainscape

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Juxtaposition

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The placing of two things side by side.

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Labyrinth

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Maze

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Lampoon

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To ridicule

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Levity

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Humor; lightheartedness

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Lilting

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Pleasantly rising and falling (as in voices or songs)

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Maelstrom

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Giant whirlpool

2. Violent storm.

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Malediction

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A curse

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Mirth

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Happiness

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Momentous

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Very important

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Mundane

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Common; ordinary; of this world; boring.

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Musty

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Stale-smelling.

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Nebulous

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Vague; unclear; cloudy

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Nettle

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To annoy

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Oaf

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A big, clumsy, stupid person

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Obsequious

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Overly submissive.

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Opulence

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Wealth; abundance.

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Ordination

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A ceremony for initiation of a priest.

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Outlandishness

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Unconventional; absurd.

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Quiescence

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State of inactivity; stillness.