Chap 3 part 1 Flashcards
(83 cards)
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Temperance
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self-restraint from drinking or eating
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Eminence
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to be known (popular; fame)
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Notoriety
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to be known for a bad quality
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Providential
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Occurring at an opportune time
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Orthodox
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normal; of the usual type
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Eccentric
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strange; odd
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Trifling
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trivial
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Conventional
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in accordance to what is generally done/believed
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Ameliorate
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to make better
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Ascertain
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make sure of
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Overlook
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fail to notice
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Abate
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to diminish
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Adhere
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to stick to
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Alienate
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to cause to become unfriendly or distant
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Apathy
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lack of emotion or interest
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Artless
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free of deceit
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Crude
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in its raw form
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Fandom
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to be a fan of somthing or someone
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Apportion
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to divide and allocate
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Castigate
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to severely scold
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Demonize
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to make one seem wicked
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Stigmatize
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to condemn
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Abridge
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to decrease a text w/out losing its sense
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Antedate
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to precede in time
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Lascivious
being overtly sexual (in an inappropriate way)
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Expatriate
one who lives outside of his native country
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Prescient
having knowledge of something before it happens
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Preternatural
beyond natural
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Preordained
decided beforehand
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Pithy
concise and forcefully expressive
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Lionize
to give a lot of attention to
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Venerate
to regard with great respect
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Indemnify
to compensate for loss or harm
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Anectodal
not necessarily reliable or true
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Quotidian
daily (something that happens every day)
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Caustic
being sarcastic in a bitter way
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Acerbic
being sharp with text
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Lackadaisical
lack of enthusiasm
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Vicissitude
changes in a circumstance (an unwanted one)
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Serendipity
changes in a circumstance (one that is welcomed)
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Akimbo
hands on hips with elbows turned outward
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Abreast
to be aligned with
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Obtuse
slow to understand (annoyingly insensitive)
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Subservient
willing to obey unquestionably
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Askance
with an attitude (look of suspicion or disapproval)
46
Apologist
defender (one who offers an argument in defense of something controversial)
47
Proponent
one who advocates a theory
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Mercenary
one who wants to make money even at the expense of ethics
49
Lackey
servant
50
Demarcate
to set boundaries
51
Whitewash
to conceal one's wrongdoings to clear one's name
52
Taciturn
untalkative
53
Improvident
not providing for the future
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Dissolute
lax in morals
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Inimical
harmful or hostile w/ speech
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Pallid
pale
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Aghast
fearful
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Aghast
horrified
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Emblematic
symbolizing a theory or concept
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Enigmatic
mysterious (difficult to understand)
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Pragmatic
dealing with things sensibly and realistically
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Utalitarian
practical
63
Quixotic
impractical
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Grandiloquent
pretentious
65
Cajole
persuade one to do something through continued flattery
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Panned
critisize severely
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Mendacious
lying
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Roundly
so thoroughly as to leave no doubt
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Warily
cautiously
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Lauded
to praise highly
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Insouciance
carelesssness
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Profundity
deep insight
73
listlessly
lacking enthusiasm or energy
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Insensible
incapable of perception
75
Catharsis
the act of releasing
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Prologue
introductory section
77
Catharsis
the process of releasing
78
Ominously
having a feeling that something bad is going to happen
79
Rampage
to run around uncontrollably and violently
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Ominously
in a way that suggests that something bad is going to happen
81
Simpatico
to get along with
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Shrewd
having/showing sharp powers of judgement
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Simpatico
to get along with (compatible)
