Session 39 Flashcards

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In penury

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the state of being very poor

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Vicarious

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felt or experienced by watching or reading about somebody else doing something, rather than by doing it yourself
He got a vicarious thrill out of watching his son score the winning goal.

He got a vicarious thrill out of watching his son score the winning go

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Ephemeral

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Anything that lasts for a short time and leaves no trace .

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4
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Euphemism

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an indirect word or expression that you use instead of a more direct one when you are talking about something that is unpleasant or embarrassing; the use of such expressions

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5
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Badinage

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humorousorwittyconversation

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6
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Bovine

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Cowlike ,calm patient and placid

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7
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Nostalgia

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a feeling of pleasure, mixed with sadness, when you think of happy times in the past

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Cacophonous

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involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

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9
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Carnivorous

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Flesh eating animals

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10
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Clandestine

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secret and often not legal

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