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Brave New World2 Flashcards

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self-evident or unquestionable

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axiomatic

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eager or quick to argue or fight

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truculent

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too great to be overcome

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insurmountable

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relating to or affecting apes or monekys

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simian

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a feeling of intense pleasure or joy

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rapture

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a state of near unconsciousness or insensibility

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stupor

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persisting tirelessly

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indefatigable

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stop or interrupt and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some other way

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waylay

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breed or spread prolifically or rapidly

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pullulate

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the action of making amends for a wrong or injury

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atonement

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11
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drink heartily

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quaff

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a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem

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stanza

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a religious or other solemn ceremony or act

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rite

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triumphantly happy

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exultant

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relating to liturgy or public worship

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liturgical

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break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay

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disintegrate

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decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell

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putrid

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deliberately or affectedly playful and teasing

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arch

19
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a cylinder on which film, wire, thread or other flexible materials can be wound

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reel

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a grammatical mistake in speech or writing

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solecism

21
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not in keeping with good taste and propriety

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indecorous

22
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behaviour in keeping with good taste and propriety

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decorum

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a cause of pain or harm

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affliction

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having a relatively broad, short skull

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brachycephalic

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look or gaze in a lascivious or unpleasant way

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leer

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a deep narrow gorge with steep steps

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ravine

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a narrow opening or fissure, especially in a rock or wall

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crevice

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a horizontal support on a ladder for a person’s foot

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rung

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