Dorian Gray 4+6 Flashcards
(39 cards)
1
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conjectures
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odd opinions
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disquiet
A
unease, restlessness
3
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divan
A
a backless couch
4
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dowagers
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widows with money or titles inherited from their husbands
5
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enmity
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hatred, dislike
6
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ensconed
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sheltered
7
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languidly
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lazily
8
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lionize
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to exalt; treat as celebrity
9
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listlessly
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without energy
10
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précis
A
a summary
11
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proletariat
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low social class
12
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scrupulous
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careful, precise
13
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truculent
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stubborn
14
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arbitrary
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random, illogical
15
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abstruse
A
difficult to understand
16
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aphorisms
A
witty sayings
17
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consummate
A
of the highest degree; perfect
18
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cornucopias
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an abundance; also called “horns of plenty”
19
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cosmopolitan
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worldly; sophisticated
20
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crudible
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a nightmare, ordeal
21
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début
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a first appearance, usually of a performance
22
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efficacy
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efficiency; ease of accomplishment
23
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esprit
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wit; spirit; joy
24
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frangipanni
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a sweet smelling perfume
25
frieze
a horizontally oriented sculpture
26
labyrinth
a maze
27
lethargy
weakness
28
maladies
problems
29
mean
low, inferior
30
myriads
many; uncoubtable numbers
31
pathos
sorrow, sadness
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sensuous
relating to the senses, not the intellect
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sordid
dirty, filthy
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tawdry
cheap; showy but worthless
35
tempest
a storm
36
turbid
muddy; filled with confusion
37
vivisecting
cutting open to investigate
38
wainscoting
oak paneling
39
bourdon
the lowest note
