Vocab lesson 1-6 Flashcards by Devin French

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Adventitious

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Accidental, nonessential

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Aegis

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A shield; protection, sponsorship

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Aesthetic

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Pertaining to beauty

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Affection

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A phony attitude; pose

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Affinity

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An attraction to

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Agape

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Open-mouthed; surprised; agog

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Aggrandize

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To enlarge or expand

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Altruism

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A concern for other; generosity

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Animosity

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Hatred

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Adroit

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Skillful;clever

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Antipathy

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An intense dislike

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Antithesis

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An exact opposite; an opposite extreme

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Badinage

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Playful, teasing talk

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Banal

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Common, ordinary

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Bedlam

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A noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion

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Beguile

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To deceive; to charm; to enchant

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Besiege

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To overwhelm; to surround and attack

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Bilious

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Bad tempered; cross

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Blanch

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To whiten, to make pale

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Blandishment

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Flattery

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Bombast

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Impressive but meaningless language

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Boor

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A rude or impolite person

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Bowdlerize

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To remove offensive passages of play, novel, etc.

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Brevity

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Briefness; short duration

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Cajole

To coax, to persuade, to wheedle

Callow

Young and inexperienced

Carnal

Sensual, sexual

Carrion

Decaying flesh

Cataclysm

A violent change

Caveat

A warning

Censure

To sharply criticize

Cessation

A stopping

Chagrin

Embarrassment, or a complete loss of courage

Chimerical

Imaginary, fantastic

Coalesce

To blend, to merge

Debacle

A complete failure, a total collapse

Debauchery

Corruption, self indulgence

Deference

Respect, consideration

Defile

To pollute, to corrupt

Delineate

To describe, to depict

Deride

To ridicule, to mock

Desiccated

Dried up

Desultory

Wandering from subject to subject

Deviate

To turn aside

Ebullient

Enthusiastic

Eclectic

Choosing from various sources

Edify

Improve someone morally

Effete

Worn out, barren

Egregious

Remarkably bad, outrageous

Elicit

To draw forth, to call forth

Elucidate

To make clear

Emanate

To come forth

Emendation

A correction

Empathy

An understanding of another's feeling

Endemic

Confined to a particular country or area

Enervate

To weaken

Ennui

Boredom

Ephemeral

Lasting only a brief time

Epitome

A typical example

Eschew

To keep away from, to avoid, to shun