Vocab List 3 Flashcards
1
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Degenerate
A
Having lost physical, mental, moral qualities considered normal and desirable
2
Q
Elegy
A
A poem of serious reflection
3
Q
Foreboding
A
The feeling that something bad will happen
4
Q
Impasse
A
A situation in which no progress is possible
5
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Impunity
A
Exemption from punishment
6
Q
Meritorious
A
Deserving reward or praise
7
Q
Obstinate
A
Stubbornly refusing to change opinion
8
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Rhetoric
A
Persuasive speaking or writing, language used to have persuasive effect
9
Q
Rile
A
Make someone annoyed or irritated
10
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Surmise
A
Supposed that something is true without having evidence to confirm
