Part 7 Flashcards

(44 cards)

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adversary

(AD-vuh-ser-ee)

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n. opponent

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advocate

(AD-vuh-kut)

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n. a supporter; proponent

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artisan

(AR-tuh-zun)

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n. a person who is skillful with his or her hands
* make art with hands

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ascetic

(uh-SEH-tik)

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n. person who refrains from indulging in earthy pleasures

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charlatan

(SHAR-luh-tun)

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n. a froud; a quack or imposter

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hedonist

(HEE-fuh-nist)

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n. a person who lives for pleasure

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orator

(OR-uh-tur)

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n. a skillful public speaker

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pariah

(puh-RIE-uh)

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n. a social outcast

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raconteur

(ra-kahn-TUR)

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n. a skillful storyteller
* recount

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skeptic

(SKEP-tik)

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n. a person who doubts

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virtuoso

(vur-choo-OH-so)

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adj. n. a highly skilled performer, usually a musical performer

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frivolous

(FRIH-vuh-lus)

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adj. not having substance, a sense of importance, or seriousness; silly

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incidental

(in-suh-DEN-tl)

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adj. less important; minor
* a small moment

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inconsequential

(in-kahn-suh-KWEN-shul)

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adj. irrelevant; of no significance; unimportant
* no consequence

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irrelevant

(ih-REH-luh-vunt)

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adj. not relation to the matter at hand
* not related

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negilgible

(NEH-glih-juh-bul)

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adj. able or likely to be ignored or bypassed dure to smallness or lack of importance

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peripheral

(puh-RIH-fuh-rul)

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adj. only marginally connected to what is truely important; minor

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petty

(PEH-tee)

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adj. minor or trivial; small on quantity
* pettete

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superficial

(soo-pur-FIH-shul)

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adj. lacking in depth or importance; on the surface

21
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trifling

(TRY-fling)

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adj. lacking significance; unimportant

22
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trivial

(TRIH-vee-ul)

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adj. unimportant; ordinary
* trial

23
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astute

(uh-STOOT)

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adj. sharp-minded; very clever

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discerning

(dih-SUR-ning)

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adj. able to judge people and situatuions clearly
* distinguish

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erudite | (ER-uh-dite)
adj. wise due to much reading and studying; scholarly * **e**t**ude**
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incisive | (sin-SIE-siv)
adj. decisive, keen and directly to the point * straight **_in_**to the matter
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judicious | (joo-DIH-shus)
adj. showing wisdom in judging people and situations * judge
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perspicacious | (pur-spuh-KAY-shus)
adj. using wise judgement; sharp-minded * judge from other people's **perspec**tive
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prudent | (PROO-dnt)
adj. careful, cautious, and wise
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sagacious | (suh-GAY-shus)
adj. wise * think "sage"
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savvy | (SA-vee)
adj. smart; informed
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shrewd | (SHROOD)
adj. insightful; clever
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acrid | (A-curd)
adj. bitter, harsh * **cr**u**d**e
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arid | (A-rid)
adj. dry, lacking water * get **rid** of
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aesthetic | (es-THEM-tik)
adj. having to do with artistic beauty
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ascetic | (uh-SEH-tik)
n. a person who refrains from indulging in earthly pleasures
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atheistic | (ay-thee-IS-tik)
adj. without a belief in any god * atheist
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ambiguous | (am-BIH-gyuh-wus)
adj. hard to understand; unclear; open to more than one interpretation * big
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ambivalent | (am-BIH-vuh-lunt)
adj. having conflicting feelings or opinions about something; unsure * bi- means both
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coalesce | (koe-uh-LES)
vb. to have different opinions join together * co-
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convalesce | (kahn-vuh-LES)
vb. to recover from an illness * valeo in latin means to be well
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delusion | (dih-LOO-zhun)
n. a false opinion or belief * de- means not or false * false vision
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allusion | (uh-LOO-zhun)
n. an indirect reference, often to a character or theme found in some work of literature * preposition a- in latin means away from * a vision from somewhere else
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illusion | (ih-LOO-zhun)
n. something unreal that gives the appearance of being real * ill- means sick * you have illusions when you're real