Flashcards in Earnest/Othello Deck (33)
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Apoplexy
A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to a lack of oxygen in the brain
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Canon
Conforming to orthodox or recognized views
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Debonnaire
Courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm
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Effrontery
Shameless boldness
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Epigram
A witty saying
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Expurgation
The deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
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Farce
A comes characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
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Gorgon
Any of the three winged sister monsters and the mortal medusa
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Inversion
The reversal of the normal order of things
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Machination
A crafty and involved plot to achieve sinister ends
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Neogolism
A newly coined word or expression
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Profligate
Recklessly wasteful
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Quixotic
Not sensible about practical matters
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Tutelage
Protection of or authority over someone or something
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Advection
The horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties
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Alacrity
Promptness or eager and speedy readiness
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Bombast
Pompous or pretentious talk or writing
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Choler
Anger
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Cuckold
Husband who's wife has been unfaithful
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Cudgel
Short, heavy club
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Dotage
Old age
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Epithet
An abusive insulting word or phrase
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Fulsome
Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
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Hie
To go in a hurry
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Laconic
Brief and to the point
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Lascivious
Arousing sexual desire
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Lechery
Unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity
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Mountebank
Somebody who deceives other people
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Nuptial
Relating to marriage/mating of animals
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Obsequious
Excessively eager to please/ obey
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Strumpet
Harlot, mull, trull, trollop, prostitute
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Wanton
Lewd woman
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