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Lessommms 11 & 12 Flashcards

1
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Powerless, lacking strength

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Impotent

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2
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Imprecations

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A curse

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3
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A curse

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Imprecation

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4
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Jocular

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Humorous lighthearted

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5
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Humorous lighthearted

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Jocular

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6
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Juxtapose

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To place side by side for comparison

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7
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To place side by side for comparison

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Juxtapose

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8
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Kinetic

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Pertaining to motion

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9
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Pertaining to motion

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Kinetic

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10
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Impotent

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Powerless, lacking strength

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11
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Cosmetic

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Destiny, fate, fortune ones lot in life

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12
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destiny fate fortune one’s lot in life

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Cosmetic

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13
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Knell

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A sound made by a bell rung slowly for a death or funeral

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14
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A sound made by a bell rung slowly for a death or funeral

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Knell

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15
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Labyrinth

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A complicated network of wilding passages a maze

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16
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A complicated network of wilding passages a maze

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Labyrinth

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17
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Lachrymose

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Tearful weepy

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18
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Tearful weepy

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Lachrymose

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19
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Laconic

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Using few words, short, concise

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Using few words, short, concise

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Laconic

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21
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Lambert

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Softly bright or radiant, running or moving lightly over a surface

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22
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Softly b ought or radiant, running or moving lightly over a surface

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Lambert

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23
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Sluggish, dropping from weakness

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Languid

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24
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Languid

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Sluggish, drooping from weakness

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25
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Lascivious

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Lustful or lewd, inciting sexual desire

26
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Lustful or lewd, inciting sexual desire

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Lascivious

27
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Legerdemain

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Sleight of hand, deception

28
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Sleight of hand, deception

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Legerdemain

29
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Libertine

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One who leads am immortal life

30
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One who leads an immortal life

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Libertine

31
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Machination

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An evil design or plan

32
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An evil design or plan

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Machination

33
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Macroscopic

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Visible to the naked eye

34
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Visible to the naked eye

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Macroscopic

35
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Maelstrom

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Whirlpool, turbulence, agitated state of mind

36
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Whirlpool, turbulence, agitated state of mind

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Maelstrom

37
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Malapropism

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A word humorously misused

38
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A word humorously misused

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Malapropism

39
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Malleable

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Capable of being changed, easily shaped

40
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Capable of being changed, easily shaped

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Malleable

41
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Martinet

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A strict disciplinarian, taskmaster

42
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A strict disciplinarian, taskmaster

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Martinet

43
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Masochist

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One who enjoys his or her own pain and suffering

44
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One who enjoys his or her own pain and suffering

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Masochist

45
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Mendacious

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Lying, false, decietful

46
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Lying, false, deceitful

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Mendacious

47
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Meretricious

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Attractive in a cheap, flashy way

48
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Attractive in a cheap, flashy way

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Meretricious

49
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Milieu

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Environment, setting

50
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Environment, setting

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Milieu

51
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Miscreant

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A vicious person

52
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A vicious person

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Miscreant

53
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Nebulous

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Hazy, vague, uncertain

54
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Hazy, vague, uncertain

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Nebulous

55
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Necromancy

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Magic, especially practiced by a witch

56
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Magic, especially practiced by a witch

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Necromancy

57
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Neologism

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Use a new word, making up a new word or definition

58
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Using a new word, making up a new word or definition

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Neologism

59
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Nihilism

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A total rejection of established laws

60
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A total rejection of established laws

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Nihilism

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