Lit./ LA- Unit 12- Vocab. Flashcards

1
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Overjoyed, jubilant, ecstatic, “tickled pink”

A

Elated

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2
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Persisting, chronic, “dyed-in-the-wool”

A

Inveterate

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3
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To suppress, pacify, squelch, quash, crush

A

Quell

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4
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A holocaust, wildfire

A

Conflagration

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5
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To ponder, reflect, mull over, muse

A

Ruminate

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6
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Lenient, permissive, tolerant, liberal

A

Indulgent

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7
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Stately, dignified, exalted, venerable

A

August

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8
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Covert, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy

A

Clandestine

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9
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Nighttime, under cover of darkness

A

Nocturnal

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10
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Insensitive, unsympathetic, thick-skinned

A

Callous

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11
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Still, inert, motionless, dormant, tranquil

A

Quiescent

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12
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Lasting, permanent; unforgettable

A

Indelible

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13
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Irritating, stinging, bitter, caustic

A

Acrid

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14
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Perceptible, actual, evident, palpable

A

Tangible

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15
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A scruple, qualm, misgiving, contribution

A

Compunction

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16
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Penetrating, cutting, telling, acute

A

Trenchant

17
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Unexpressed, unvoiced, understood, implicit

A

Tacit

18
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To forswear, recant; to abstain from

A

Abjure

19
Q

A cliché, truism

A

Platitude

20
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Inapplicable, immaterial, beside the point

A

Irrelevant