Semester 1 Vocab Flashcards
1
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iconoclast (n)
A
a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
2
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bedlam (n)
A
a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion
3
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havoc (n)
A
wide and general destruction
4
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nepotism (n)
A
favoritism based on kinship
5
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vehemently (adv)
A
marked by forceful energy, intensely emotional
6
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verbose (adj)
A
wordy
7
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nirvana (n)
A
a state of peace; oblivious to care, pain, external reality
8
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irreverence (n)
A
disrespectful
9
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megalomania (n)
A
delusional
10
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sordid (adj)
A
gross
11
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antithesis (n)
A
opposite
12
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self-deprecating (adj)
A
critical of oneself
13
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poignant (adj)
A
evoking sadness/regret
14
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remorse (n)
A
guilt
15
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feigned (adj)
A
insincere
