FINAL VOCAB II Flashcards by Esteban Garcia

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archetype

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character

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hubris

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pride

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meme

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Something that becomes popular and spreads quickly on the internet

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sanguine

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cheerful personality

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trepidation

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feeling fear, anxiety, or agitation

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auspicious

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a favorable success

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evanescent

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vanishing or vanishing like vapor

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lexicon

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dictionary or a vocabulary

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lugubrious

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awful

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subjugate

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to bring under control

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cacophony

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a bunch of noise

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feckless

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lazy, irresponsible, or weak

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nuance

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a slight difference

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tempestuous

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stormy

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xenophobe

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disliking certain types of people

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avant-garde

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new ideas and experiments by artists

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incognito

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disguised identity

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omerta

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code of silence

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pedantic

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dull, annoying and overly exact people

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unctuous

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flattered

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ad hoc

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formed for this one thing (purpose)

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ad hominem

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a personal attack rather than criticizing their ideas

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diaspora

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dispersion of people

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neologism

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new words

zeitgeist

spirit of the times

besmirch

make dirty

gall

nerve

juxtaposition

placing two things in each side for comparison

maudlin

weepy and emotional

tenacious

a strong grip

egregious

outstandingly bad

harrowing

disturbing or distressing

kerfuffle

a freak out about something silly