Exam 3 Flashcards
(118 cards)
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enigmatic
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mysterious
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canonize
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to raise to the highest rank of honor and glory
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elicit
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to deduce through reason or argument
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feudal
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of or having to do with land held in a feud
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analect
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a literary fragment
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didactic
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used for teaching
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osprey
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the fish-hawk, a bird of prey
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mallow
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any of a family of plants with large flowers and sticky juice in their stems
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zither
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a musical instrument that has thirty to forty strings stretched across a flat soundboard, played with a plectrum
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rushes
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a species found in moist, boggy areas, used to make baskets or mats
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turmoil
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disturbance
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plight
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a dangerous or awkward situation
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vexation
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the act of irritating
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to haver
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to talk in a silly and incoherent way
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millet
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a cereal grass whose grain used for food in Europe and Asia
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to deign
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to accept with condescension
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to ebb
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to flow back
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to plough
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to cut and turn up soil with a plow
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oriole
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yellow and black bird
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aster
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plants with composite leaves and purple slowers
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shrike
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bird with a shrill voice
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milkwort
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plant supposed to increase milk flow in women
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ailanthus
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trees that silkworms eat
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hemp
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tall Asiatic plant used as annual herbaceous plant
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shrewd
keen-witted, clever
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staunch
sound, strong, watertight
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hale
welfare
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vouchsafed
gracious enough to grant
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boon
a favor or request
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viand
an article of food
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thronging
a crowd
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verdure
fresh green color of growing things
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beck
a small brook with a rocky bottom
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plumed
to pick and adjust plumage
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to gloam
to grow dark
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scepter
staff or rod held by sovereigns
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jade
hard ornamental stone
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greaves
sediment of skin formed when animal fat is melted
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barrows
a frame or box with handles used for transporting heavy loads
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doughty
brave, valiant, noble
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blazon
a technical description or illustration of a coat of arms
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emblem
visible symbol of a thing, class of people, idea
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pious
showing religious devotion
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flout
to show disdain
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verdant
green with vegetation
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hoarfrost
a deposit of needle-like ice crystals formed on ground by condensation at temperatures below freezing
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disavowed
claiming to have no knowledge of
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explicate
to make plain or clear through explanation
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to foment
promote the growth of
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filial
the relation of child to parents
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piety
dutiful respect
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polestar
something that serves as a guiding principle
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zealous
diligent, devoted
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destitute
deprived of, lacking
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desist
to cease
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tribulation
severe suffering
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trial
act of trying, testing
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parti pris
position taken in advance
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expedient
object described is suitable for the purpose it was made for
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to remonstrate
plead in protest
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to trowel
to dig, shape, or smooth
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steadfast
firm in purpose
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hamlet
small village
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hovel
small hut, usually dirty
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pedant
a "by the book" sort of person who disregards common sense
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venerable
worthy of reverence, commands great respect
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fervent
great enthusiasm
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circumspection
action of caution
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penury
extreme poverty
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affluence
abundance of wealth, property, or thoughts
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finicky
excessively particular
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emulate
to equal or surpass with effort
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to eschew
shun, avoid
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capriciousness
to be guided by sudden change
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dogmatism
assertion of opinions as true
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admonition
counsel, advice, caution
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assent
to concede
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boorish
unmannered, crude, insensitive
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rectification
the act of making things right
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autere
severely moral
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cypress
evergreen coniferous trees
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artifice
clever trick
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illusory
causing illusion
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scrims
cotton or linen fabric for curtains
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cyclorama
curved wall at the back of the stage used for creating illusion of unlimited space
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coalesced
to unite so as to form one community
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treatises
formal exposition in writing of principles of subject
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progenitor
person or thing that first indicates a direction
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indissoluble
firm or stable
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prowess
exceptional valor, bravery, or ability in battle
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tutelage
act of guarding
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demurred
make an objection
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alcove
recess or small room adjacent to another room
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apex
top, point, summit
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ineffable
incapable of being expressed or described in words
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aspirant
person who seeks a career
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intractable
not easily controlled
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profane
not devoted to holy or religious purposes
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austereties
harsh quality
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verisimilitude
appearance or semblance of truth
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dolorous
full of pain or sorrow
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punning
humorous use of a word or phrase to emphasize different meanings
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expository
nature to explain
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entr'acte
interval between two consecutive acts
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riveted
to fasten with metal pin
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repertoire
list of parts, pieces, etc. that a company, actor, singer is prepared to perform
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felicitous
well-suited for occasion
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astringency
harshly biting
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nuance
a subtle different in expression, meaning
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placating
to appease or pacify
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brocade
fabric woven with an elaborate design
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animistic
belief that natural objects possess souls
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bereavement
period of mourning after a loss
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efflorescence
state of flowering
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regents
person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during absence of sovereign
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Noh Plays
celebratory "god plays" - human turns into god
ghosts doomed to eternal battle unless priest prays for them
wig plays - spirit of angry woman, obsessed with unhappy love
mundane - derangement (women driven mad by loss of lover or child, husband distraught by death of wife)
demon - supernatural creatures who threaten to overwhelm forces of good
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denizens
inhabitant, resident
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tonsure
act of cutting hair, shaving head
