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Flashcards in Vocab Lesson 15 & 16 Deck (20)
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1
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Furtive

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Done quickly and with stealth to avoid being noticed

2
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Galvanize

A

To arouse suddenly, to startle

3
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Garbled

A

Confused, mixed up

4
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Garner

A

To gather and store away, to collect

5
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Garrulous

A

Talkative

6
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Gratuitous

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Freely given, unnecessary, uncalled for

7
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Guile

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Crafty deceit, cunning

8
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Gullible

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Easily deceived

9
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Hackneyed

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Used too often, trite, commonplace

10
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Haphazard

A

Not planned, random

11
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Hedonist

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One who lives solely for pleasure

12
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Heretic

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A person who upholds religious doctrines contrary to the established beliefs of his church

13
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Hierarchy

A

Organization by rank, class or grade

14
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Homogeneous

A

Similar, uniform in nature

15
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Hyperbole

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An exaggerated statement used as a figure of speech for rhetorical effect

16
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Hypocritical

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Insincere, pretending to be what one is not

17
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Hypothetical

A

Supposed, assumed

18
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Iconoclast

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A person who attacks cherished beliefs or established institutions

19
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Immaterial

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Insignificant, unimportant

20
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Imminent

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About to occur