All Lessons sem.1 Flashcards
(50 cards)
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Adventitious
A
Accidental
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Aegis
A
Protection
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Aesthetic
A
Pertaining to beauty
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Affectation
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A phony attitude
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Affinity
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A strong attraction to
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Agape
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Surprised, open mouthed
7
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Aggrandize
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To enlarge or expand
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Altruism
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A concern for others, generosity
9
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Animosity
A
Hatred
10
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Antipathy
A
An intense dislike
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Antithesis
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Exact opposite
12
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Badinage
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Playful
13
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Banal
A
Common
14
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Bedlam
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A noisy uproar
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Beguile
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To deceive
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Besiege
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To overwhelm
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Bilious
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Bad tempered
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Blanch
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To whiten, to make pale
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Blandishment
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Flattery
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Bombast
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Impressive but meaningless
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Boor
A
Rude or impolite person
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Bowdlerize
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To remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc.
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Brevity
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Briefness
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Cajole
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To coax, to persuade
25
Callow
Young and inexperienced
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Carnal
Sensual, sexual
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Carrion
Decaying flesh
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Cataclysm
A violent change
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Caveat
A warning
30
Adroit
Skillful, clever
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Censure
To criticize sharply
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Cessation
A stopping
33
Chagrin
Embarrassment
34
Chimerical
Imaginary
35
Coalesce
To blend, to merge
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Debacle
A complete failure
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Debauchery
Corruption, self indulgence
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Deference
Respect
39
Defile
To pollute, to corrupt
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Delineate
To describe
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Elucidate
To make clear (verb)
42
Emanate
To come forth; to send forth (verb)
43
Emendation
A correction (noun)
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Empathy
An understanding of another's feelings (noun)
45
Endemic
Confined to a particular country or area (adj.)
46
Enervate
To weaken (verb)
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Ennui
Boredom (noun)
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Ephemeral
Lasting only a brief time (adj.)
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Epitome
A typical example (noun)
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Eschew
To keep away from; to avoid (verb)
