Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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hypnopaedia
A
sleep teaching
2
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simian
A
ape or monkey
3
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stupor
A
lethargy, mental confusion
4
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sententious
A
terse, moralizing, short statements about life
5
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solecism
A
impropriety, mistake, violation of etiquette
6
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vestal
A
chaste, pure, virgin
7
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sonorous
A
producing a full, deep or rich sound
8
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heretical
A
departure from established beliefs or standards
9
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abstemious
A
eating and drinking in moderation
10
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moribund
A
approaching death, about to die
11
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derision
A
contempt, ridicule
12
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impunity
A
exempt from punishment
13
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postulates
A
basic principles
14
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copse
A
a thicket of small trees or shrubs
15
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turpitude
A
depravity, baseness, moral corruption
