Lesson 7 Flashcards

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Epexegetical

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Providing additional explanation or explanatory matter

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Circumspect

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Wary and unwilling to take risks

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Abnegation

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The act of renouncing or rejecting something

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Credence

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Belief in or acceptance of something as true

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Abhorrent

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Inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant

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Exculpatory

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Clearing someone of blame or guilt

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Acquiescent

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Tending to accept or allow what others want or demand

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Culpably quiescent

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Blameworthy inactivity or dormancy

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Surreptitious

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Kept secret

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Supposition

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A belief or idea that is not based on fact

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Exasperation

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Extreme irritation or annoyance

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Decimated

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Kill

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Ubiquitous

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Present

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Impassioned

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Filled with or showing great emotion

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Fervent

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Having or displaying a passionate intensity

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Hypocritically

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In a way that shows moral beliefs are not sincere

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Despot

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A ruler or person who holds absolute power

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Deftly

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In a way that is neatly skillful and quick in movement

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Contralateral

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Relating to the opposite side of the body

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Construed

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Interpret (a word or action) in a particular way

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Oblivion

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Unconscious about what is happening

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Indicative

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Serving as a sign or indication of something

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Nuance

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A subtle difference in or shade of meaning

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Contrarian

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Opposing or rejecting popular opinion or practice

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Cadence
The rhythm of sounds
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Enchanted
Filled with delight; charmed or bewitched
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Nemesis
The inescapable agent of someone's downfall
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Prevaricate
Beat about the bush
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Ostentatious
Characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed to impress
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Pompous
Affectedly grand
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Decadence
Moral or cultural decline through excessive pleasure or luxury
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Commensurate
Corresponding in size or degree; in proportion
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Transient
Lasting only a short time; impermanent
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Fortuitously
By chance rather than intention
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Simulacrum
A slight
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Which word means "providing additional explanation or explanatory matter"?
Epexegetical
37
Which word means "wary and unwilling to take risks"?
Circumspect
38
Which word means "the act of renouncing or rejecting something"?
Abnegation
39
Which word means "belief in or acceptance of something as true"?
Credence
40
Which word means "inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant"?
Abhorrent
41
Which word means "clearing someone of blame or guilt"?
Exculpatory
42
Which word means "tending to accept or allow what others want or demand"?
Acquiescent
43
Which word means "blameworthy inactivity or dormancy"?
Culpably quiescent
44
Which word means "kept secret
especially because it would not be approved of"?
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Which word means "a belief or idea that is not based on fact"?
Supposition
46
Which word means "extreme irritation or annoyance"?
Exasperation
47
Which word means "kill
destroy
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Which word means "present
appearing
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Which word means "filled with or showing great emotion"?
Impassioned
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Which word means "having or displaying a passionate intensity"?
Fervent
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Which word means "in a way that shows moral beliefs are not sincere"?
Hypocritically
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Which word means "a ruler who holds absolute power"?
Despot
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Which word means "skillfully and quickly"?
Deftly
54
Which word means "relating to the opposite side of the body"?
Contralateral
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Which word means "interpret in a particular way"?
Construed
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Which word means "unconscious about what is happening"?
Oblivion
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Which word means "serving as a sign or indication of something"?
Indicative
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Which word means "a subtle difference in meaning or expression"?
Nuance
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Which word means "opposing popular opinion"?
Contrarian
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Which word means "the rhythm of sounds"?
Cadence
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Which word means "charmed or placed under a spell"?
Enchanted
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Which word means "inescapable agent of downfall"?
Nemesis
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Which word means "beat about the bush"?
Prevaricate
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Which word means "pretentious or showy display"?
Ostentatious
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Which word means "affectedly grand or self-important"?
Pompous
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Which word means "moral or cultural decline through indulgence"?
Decadence
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Which word means "corresponding in size or degree"?
Commensurate
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Which word means "lasting only a short time"?
Transient
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Which word means "by chance rather than intention"?
Fortuitously
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Which word means "a slight
unreal