Chapter 15 Flashcards

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Component

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Any of the more important parts of the whole

Contributing to form a whole

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Complement

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Something that completes the makes perfect

The number that makes up the whole

To bring to perfection

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Conjure

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To call forth by magic

to bring to mind

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Emphasize

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Give to give special attention for directed to someone to give it importance

or said or done with force

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Homage

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Honor and respect shown publicly

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Impromptu

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Unplanned or without preparation

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Lush

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Marked by riches of growth

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Medley

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A mixture of unrelated things
or
a section of music from various sources played as one piece

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Oblige

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To require someone to do something for legal social or moral reasons

to earn the gratitude

to do a favor for

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Pretentious

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Drawing undeserved or inappropriate attention to oneself

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Prowess

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Great skill or ability

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Rustic

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Relating to country life or the people

Lacking elegance or polish

A country person

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Subtle

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So slight as to be not easily seen

Able to understand Fine shades of meaning

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Vocation

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A person’s employment or occupation

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Warble

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To seeing him in melodious manner

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