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Units 4 & 5 Flashcards

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Bilious

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Peevish, irritable, choleric, irascible, splenetic

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Affinity

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Relationship, connection, inclination, penchant,

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Cognate

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Allied, affiliated, relative,

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Corollary

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Resultant, consequent, deduction, conclusion,

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Cul-de-sac

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Impasse,

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Derring-do

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Valor, heroism, audacity, bravado, pyrotechnics

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Divination

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Prophecy, augury,

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Elixir

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Potion, panacea, cure-all, nostrum, tonic,

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Folderol

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Foolish talk, ideas, or procedures, nonsense, trifle, hoopla, gibberish

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Gamut

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Scope, compass, sweep,

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Hoi polloi

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The masses, rank and file

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Ineffable

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Inexpressible, indescribable,

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Lucubration

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Burning the midnight oil, deep thought

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Mnemonic

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Reminder, cue

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Obloquy

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Discredit, opprobrium, ignominy, dishonor

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Parameter

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Limit, boundary

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Pundit

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Expert, authority, savant,

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Risible

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Laughable, droll, ludicrous

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Symptomatic

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Typical, characteristic, indicative,

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Volte-face

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About-face, turnabout,

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Aficionado

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Devotee, enthusiast,

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Browbeat

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Bully, cow, coerce

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Commensurate

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Proportionate, comparable, corresponding, coordinate

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Diaphanous

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Translucent, gossamer,

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Emolument
Fee, salary, pay, wages, compensation
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Foray
Quick raid, Sally, sortie
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Genre
Type, class, variety, species, sort, school
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Homily
Sermon
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Immure
Imprison, isolate, seclude, incarcerate, mew up
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Insouciant
Carefree, happy-go-lucky, nonchalant, blasé, devil-may-care
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Matrix
Mold, pattern, model
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Obsequies
Funeral rites, ceremonies, last rites, funeral service
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Panache
Dash, style, verve, élan, éclat, flamboyance
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Persona
Personality, image, role
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Philippic
Harangue, tirade, diatribe
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Prurient
Lascivious, salacious, lewd, titillating
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Sacrosanct
Very sacred, holy, inviolable
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Systemic
Extensive, comprehensive, system-wide
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Tendentious
Promote a doctrine, biased, partisan, partial
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Vicissitude
Change, variation, alteration, fluctuation, vacillation

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