Socrates Flashcards

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oration

A

A formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion.

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strait

A

A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.

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3
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dumbfounded

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Greatly astonished or amazed.

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4
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conception

A

The action of conceiving a child or of one being conceived.

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5
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impose

A

Force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone.

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6
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insist

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Demand something forcefully, not accepting refusal.

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7
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conceived

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Create (an embryo) by fertilizing an egg.

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8
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squalid

A

of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.

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sorcerer

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A person who claims or is believed to have magic powers; a wizard.

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10
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sophist

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A paid teacher of philosophy and rhetoric in Greece in the Classical and Hellenistic periods, associated in popular thought with moral scepticism and specious reasoning.

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