The Holy Webster Flashcards

(34 cards)

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flabbergasted

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feeling or showing intense shock, surprise,

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2
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Pyrrhic

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achieved at excessive cost

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3
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Syncretism

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(synk-ra-tisim)the combining of different forms of belief or practice

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sacrilegious

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having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object

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5
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centenarian

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(center-narion)100 years or older

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6
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socialism

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movements advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods

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7
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antonym

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word of opposite meaning

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antecedents

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(anta ceedents)he significant events, conditions, and traits of one’s earlier life

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9
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substantive

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(sub-stan-tive) involving matters of major or practical importance

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10
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enthymemes

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(en-tha-meme)a syllogism in which one of the premises is implicit

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11
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implicit

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implied

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12
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sceptre

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a staff for monks or high preists

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13
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extricate

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(ex-tra-cate) to free or remove someone or something from a difficulty

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perplexed

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filled with uncertainty

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15
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gawky

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awkward

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16
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labarum

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(la-ba-rum) an imperial standard of the later Roman emperors

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labyrinth

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(lab-ber-renth) a maze

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predisposed

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make someone liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition

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susceptible

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(sus-sep-table) capable of submitting to an action,

20
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cursory

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done or made quickly.

21
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superficial

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concerned only with the obvious or apparent

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Etymology

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(ed-da-mology) the history of a linguistic form

23
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canonised

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officially declare (a dead person) to be a saint

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beatified

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(be-ad-dif-fied)Beatification is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person’s entrance into Heaven

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avant-garde
innovative or experimental concepts or works
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Psephology
(see-fology) the scientific study of elections
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acrimonious
(typically of speech or a debate) angry and bitter.
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rancorous
(ran-cor-ru) characterized by bitterness or resentment.
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feign
(fain)to pretend to feel or be affected by something
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emancipate
to free from restraint, control, or the power of another especially : to free from bondage
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sui juris
(sur-eye juris) : having full legal rights or capacity
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malarkey
insincere or foolish talk
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molecular
dealing with molecules
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promiscuity
(promis-squrity) promiscuous sexual behavior