November Flashcards

1
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Effigy

A

A crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group.

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2
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Highbrow, lowbrow

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Someone highbrow is highly cultured and sophisticated. You can call such a person a highbrow. Antonym of lowbrow.

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3
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Atavism

A

a tendency to revert to something ancient or ancestral.

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4
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Stippled like a Lichtenstein

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Roy Lichtenstein, drew pop art with stipples

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5
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Hader (GER)

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Mit erbitterung ausgetragender Streit, Zwist

Unzufriedenheit, Aufbegehren

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6
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Febrile

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Relating to fever (Fiebrisch)

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7
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Autarky, autarchy

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Economically independant (state)

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