All Words Semester 2 Flashcards by Angela Lowenstein

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Hallow

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Holy, to make holy

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Harbinger

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An omen or sign (noun)

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Hector

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To pester (verb)

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Hedonism

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Pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses (noun)

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Hegira

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Flight, escape ( noun )

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Hiatus

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A pause or gap (noun)

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Hoi polloi

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Common people, the masses (noun)

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Hubris

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Excessive pride or self confidence (noun)

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Idiosyncrasy

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A peculiar personality trait (noun)

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Ignoble

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Dishonorable, shameful ( adj )

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Imminent

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Likely to happen, threatening (adj)

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Immutable

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Unchangeable , fixed (adj)

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Impair

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To weaken; to cause to become worse (verb)

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Impalpable

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Cannot be felt (adj)

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Impediment

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A barrier; obstruction (noun)

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Imperative

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Extremely necessary (adj)

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Imperious

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Domineering ; haughty (adj)

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Impinge

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To strike (verb)

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Importune

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To persistently ask, to beg (verb)

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Halcyon

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Calm, pleasant (adj)

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Imprecation

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(Noun) a curse

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Jocular

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(Adj) humorous

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Juxtapose

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Verb) to place side by side for comparison

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Kismet

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(Noun) destiny, fate, fortune

Labyrinth

(Noun) a maze

Lachrymose

(Adj) tearful, weepy

Laconic

(Adj) using few words

Languid

(Adj) sluggish

Legerdemain

(Noun) sleight of hand, deception

Libertine

Noun) one who leads an immoral life

Machination

(Noun) an evil design or plan

Maelstrom

(Noun) agitated state of mind

Malapropism

(Noun) a word humorously misused

Martinet

(noun) a strict disciplinarian, task maker

Mendacious

(Adj) lying, false, deceitful

Meretricious

(Adj) attractive in a cheap flashy way

Milieu

(Noun) environment, setting

Miscreant

(Noun) a vicious person

Nebulous

(Adj) hazy, vague, uncertain

Nihilism

(Noun) a total rejection of established laws