Pow #2 Flashcards
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Notorious adj
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Infamous; wildly known and usually unfavorably
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Utopia n
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An imaginary and remote place of perfection
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Privy adj
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Admitted as one sharing in something private, confidential
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Epitome n
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A model; a typification; a representation
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Ornate adj
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Elaborate; lavish; decorated
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Plethora n
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Extreme excess or abundance
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Derivative adj
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Taken directly from a source; unoriginal
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Forbearance n
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Patience; self-restraint
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Gallivant v
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To wander; to roam about in search of amusement
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Nebulous adj
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Vaguely defined; cloudy
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Quagmire n
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A messy, difficult situation
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Surmise v
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To infer w little evidence
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Extol v
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To praise; to revere
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Lurid adj
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Ghastly; gruesome; sensational
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Usurp v
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To seize by force; to take possession of without right
