From Lit Flashcards

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Unassuming

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Adjective/ not pretentious or arrogant / modest and humble attitude

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Anomalous //supernovae//

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adjective/ anomaly noun execption / irregular, inconsistent/ deviating from what is excepted, normal

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Manoeuvre/ telescope positioning

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noun/adjective moving skillfully with care/ manipulate someone to do something/ plot , scheme

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Abrasive/zwicky

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adjective noun/showing little concern for the feelings of others/harsh, rough.

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Erratic/ red head in it ends with us

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adjective /unpredictable/ irregular in pattern or movement.

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Buffoon/ zwicky

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adjective/ a ridiculous but amusing person

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Cumbersome

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difficult to carry because of shape, weight/ slow and complex/ unwieldy

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uncanny/prisoner from your novel

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adjective/strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way/eerie/supernatural

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embroiled

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/verb/ involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation.
bring into a state of confusion or disorder.

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facetiousness
speech pf bridget jones

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adj/the state of not being serious about a serious
subject, in an attempt to be funny or to appear clever:

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Epoch

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particular period/begin period of time in history or someone life

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Abhorred

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regard with disgust and hatred/ abhhorence
disgust being keyword. Repugnant

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Abominate

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detest; loathe.

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Venerate
wrongly marked

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regard with great respect; revere.

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Canonize

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declare a dead person as saint
place them to be as artistic works

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Deprecate

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express disapproval of
for depreciation also

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Catholic

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wide variety of things including

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solidarity

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unity in thoughts feeling ideas among certain group of people

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conflation

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merging of ideas texts into one

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oneness

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being same, single as one and also wholeness

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efface

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erase, appear insignificant oneself

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Buffeted

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afflict someone for o long time,knock off someone, strike repeatedly violently

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edifying

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providing moral or intellectual instruction

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unrealized

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not achieved or created, or not turned into cash

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tepid
lukewarm, little enthusiasm
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rabid
affected with rabies, fanatic support in something
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rebuffed
reject something in an abrupt and ungracious manner.
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inter vivos
in between living or while alive
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Ring fence
to create an imaginary border line between two things in order to secure something from the other party                                                                                           OR guarantee that (funds allocated for a particular purpose) will not be spent on anything else
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Condone
1.accept (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive) 2.approve or sanction (something), especially with reluctance.
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anthropogenic
(chiefly of environmental pollution and pollutants) originating in human activity
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xenophobia
dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.
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Fascism
a way of organizing a society in which a government ruled by a dictator controls the lives of the people and in which people are not allowed to disagree with the government
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bigotry
obstinate or unreasonable attachment to a belief, opinion, or faction; in particular, prejudice against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular group.
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Modus vivendi
an arrangement or agreement made between people, institutions or countries with different opinions to exist and work together without disagreeing
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Marauding
going about in search of things to steal or people to attack
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Warped
1.strange and unpleasant, distorted 2.bent because of heat or water
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apotheosis
1.Apex,acme, Apogeee 2. Elevation of someone to divine status
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parsing
analyzing
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sacralization
blasphemy
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engender
to produce
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unconscionable
not right or reasonable
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crass
showing no intelligence or sensitivity.
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lucre
money, especially when regarded as sordid or distasteful or gained in a dishonourable way
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enmeshed
cause to become entangled in something. involve (someone) in a difficult situation from which it is hard to escape
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dregs
the most worthless part or parts of something.
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revelry
lively and noisy festivities, especially when these involve drinking a large amount of alcohol.
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Tacit
indirectly
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Extol
praise enthusiastically.
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dilemma
a situation in which you have to make a difficult choice between two or more things
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patronize
to support
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Relic
from past
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Paean
a song of praise or triumph
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Moniker
Name or nick name
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Iteration
the repetition of a process or utterance.
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conflating
the merging of two or more sets of information, texts, ideas, etc. into one.
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Semitic
relating to or denoting a family of languages that includes Hebrew, Arabic, and Aramaic . Favouring jews too
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mess around
behave in a silly or playful wa
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Lampooned
to criticize somebody/something publicly in an amusing way that makes them or it look ridiculous
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concatenation
a series of interconnected things.
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Aural
connected with hearing and listening
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hijinks
boisterous fun.
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escapades
an exciting experience that may be dangerous
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romp
to play in a happy and noisy way
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shenanigans
secret or dishonest activity or manoeuvring. "the chairman was accused of financial shenanigans" silly or high-spirited behaviour; mischief.
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high handed
using authority and power in an unreasonable way, without considering the opinions of other people