Vocab Cards 4 Flashcards

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Bourgeois

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middle class

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Acrophobia

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fear of heights

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Debility

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weakness; incapacity

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Epistolary

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concerned with letters; through correspondence

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Hiatus

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interruption; pause

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Languid

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tired; slow

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Obscured

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hidden; covered; buried

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Poised

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calm; collected; self-possessed

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Resplendent

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shining; glowing

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Therapeutic

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medicinal; curative

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Revere

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To honor and admire profoundly

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Seclude

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To isolate; to make inaccessible; to shut apart

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Diminutive

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(adj) small; miniature;

(n) word form indicating small size

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Embellish

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To improve or expand by adding ornament or detail

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Euphemism

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Agreeable word or phrase used in place of a harsh or distasteful one

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Curtail

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To shorten; to reduce; to pare down

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Defunct

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Inactive; not functioning; lifeless

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Derivative

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(adj) not original; obtained from another;

(n) outgrowth; spin-off

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Innocuous

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Harmless; not hurtful

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Gratis

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Free; without charge or payment