chapter 5-8 vocab Flashcards

(10 cards)

1
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what does Bourgeois mean?

A

middle-class, particularly in a materialistic way

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2
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what does Denizens mean?

A

inhabitants of a particular place

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3
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what does Cavorting mean?

A

frolicking

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4
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what does Fulminate mean?

A

to rant against or express disagreement with

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5
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Virulent

A

dangerous, extremely severe or harmful

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6
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Ambled

A

walked slowly but confidently

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7
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Surfeit

A

an abundance or excess amount of something

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8
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Conjecture

A

an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information

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9
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Doctrine

A

belief system

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10
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Alluding

A

suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at

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