WWW LIST 60 Flashcards by Eleanor Schiemann | Brainscape

Q

persona non grata

A

non
not

unwelcome person

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pied-a-terre

A

ped
foot

terr
land

part-time dwelling

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Q

explicit

A

plic
fold

openly stated

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Q

noli me tangere

A

tang
touch

touch me not

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Q

incarnadine

A

carn
flesh

flesh-colored

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insouciant

A

in
not

not bothered, carefree

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Q

sub rosa

A

sub
under

secretly

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prorogue

A

pro
for

rogat
ask

end a session

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Q

somnolent

A

somn
sleep

lent
full of

sleepy

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Q

proclivity

A

cliv
slope

discreditable tendency

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improvident

A

vid
look

without foresight

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prolific

A

fic
make

productive

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Q

disingenuous

A

gen
origin

insincere

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Q

hagiocracy

A

cracy
government

government of saints

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inexorable

A

in
not

inescapable

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