MP1 W4 Flashcards by Justine Shubert

Adverse

adj. difficult, challenging

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Amused

adj. happily entertained

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Anecdote

n. story

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Ascetic

adj. practicing self-denial; n. one who rejects worldly pleasures

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Censor

v. to restrict or remove offensive information

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Diffident

adj. aloof, standoffish, distant

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Discrete

adj. separate, distinct

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Elicit

v. to draw out provoke

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Eminent

adj. distinguished, well respected

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Exceptional

adj. out of the ordinary

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Illusion

n. something that looks or seems different from what it is

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Ingenious

n. clever

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Perspicacious

adj. perceptive, astute

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Uninterested

adj. not interested

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Averse

adj. disliking for

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Bemused

adj. puzzled

Antidote

n. substance that neutralizes a poison

Aesthetic

adj. related to beauty

Censure

v. to punish or limit

Different

adj. unlike

Discreet

adj. secretive

Illicit

adj. illegal

Imminent

adj. about to happen

Exceptionable

adj unpleasant

Allusion

n. an implied or indirect reference especially in literature (v. to allude)

Ingenuous

adj. naive

Perspicuous

adj. clear to understanding

Disinterested

adj. objective (not influenced by personal feelings)