Vocab 1

Question 1

Indisposed

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(Adj) mildly I’ll

Question 2

Propinquity

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Kinship

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Rapprochement

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(N) state of reconciliation or establishment of harmonious relations

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Quiescent

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Being at rest, quiet, still, inactive, or motionless

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Acquiesce

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To consent/comply passively or without protest

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Requiem

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(N) a hymn, composition or service for the dead

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Unrequited

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(Adj) not returned love, not avenged, not repaid

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Altercation

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(N) heated argument/conflict

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Altruism

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(N) unselfish concern for the welfare of others

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Ephemeral

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(Adj) lasting a brief time-short lifespan

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Epitaph

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(N) inscription on a grave

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Epitome

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(N) a brief summary, a person/thing as the perfect example

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Eponymous

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(Adj) named after something or deriving from an existing name/word

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Pseudonym

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(N) pen name

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Odyssey

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(N) literature
Background: Greek epic poem to Homer
Definition: long series of adventures

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Myrmidon

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(N) Greek Mythology
Background: one of a race of people whom Zeus made from a nest of ants
Definition: a person who executes without question

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Malapropism

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(N) literature
Background: mrs. Malaprop
Definition: mispoken words

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Juggernaut

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(N) history
Background: a deity in Hinduism considered a deliverer from sin
Definition: any large, overpowering destructive force

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Narcissism

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(N) Greek myth
Background: German narzissismus
Background: inordinate fascination with oneself

Question 20

Juxtapose

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(V)

To place something next to something that contrast with it.