chapter 43-47 Flashcards by George Gong

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felicity

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happiness; skillfulness

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fervor

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great warmth or earnestness

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fetter

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to restrain

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fidelity

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faithfulness

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figurative

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metaphorical

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finesse

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skillful

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flagrant

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glaringly bd

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flaunt

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to show off

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flout

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disrespect

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foible

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a minor character flaw

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foment

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instigate

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forbear

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to restrain from doing something

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forego

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to not do something

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forsake

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to abandon; to leave

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fortuitous

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occurring by chance

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founder

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to fail

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fraternal

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like brothers

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frenetic

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frenzied

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frugal

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like to save money

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furtive

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secretive

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futile

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useless

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garrulous

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talkative

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gauche

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unskillful; awkward

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genre

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category

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genteel

polite and aristocratic

gesticulate

to make gesture

glut

a surplus

grandiloquent

pompous, using a lot of fancy words in a speech

grandiose

exaggerated, extravegant

gratuitous

uninvited

gravity

seriousness

gregarious

sociable

guile

cunning and deceiving

hackneyed

overused; cliche

hapless

unlucky

harbinger

a signal of

hedonism

the empathy of enjoyment in life; a lifestyle wanting pleasure

hegemony

leadership

heresy

a wrong doing by believing in something controversial

hermetic

in an insulated atmosphere

heyday

the golden age

hiatus

a break

hierarchy

a packing order

histrionic

overly dramatic

homily

a speech; a sermon

homogeneous

uniform

husbandry

saving money or other things

hyperbole

an exaggeration

hypothetical

uncertain

iconoclast

one who attacks popular beliefs

ideology

a system of beliefs

idiosyncrasy

a peculiarity

idyllic

naturally peaceful and charming

ignominy

deep disgrace

illicit

illegal

immigrate

to move permanently to a new country

imminent

just about to happen

immutable

unchangable

impartial

fair

impeccable

flawless

imperial

like an emperor

imperious

bossy

impervious

not allowing anything to pass through; impenetrable

impetuous

impulsive

implement

to carry out

impotent

ineffective and powerless

impugn

to attack the integrity of something

inane

silly

inaugurate

to begin officially