Freshman English semester 1 Flashcards
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Ecstatic
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Beyond reason and self control, very excited
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Fastidious
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Hard to please
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Frowsting
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Lounging
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Swathe
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A row of cut grass
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Frond
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A large leaf
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Superfluity
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Extra, unnecessary, excess, overflowing
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Sultry
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Very hot and humid
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Incredulously
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Skeptical, unbelieving
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Slaking
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Quench or satisfy with water
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Empathy
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Being aware of and sharing another person’s experiences, usually pain
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Invincibility
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Incapable of being defeated
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Pejorative
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Derogatory, demeaning
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Moral relativism
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The belief that anyone can have their own morals-doesn’t work, morals clash
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Erstwhile
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In the past, formerly
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Orgy
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A wild, secret ceremony in honor of a god; also, a drunken revelry
