Vocabulary Flashcards by Cassidy Jacobs

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Posterity

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Future generations

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Omnipotent

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Able to handle any situation, a lot of power

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Redress

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Compensation/relief for a wrong

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Perfidy

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An act of “backstabbing”

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Consanguinity

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Close relationship

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Unalienable

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Ours, forever

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Avarice

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Desire to hoard and gain wealth

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Conjecture

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Guess

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Undulation

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A wavy appearance

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Pall

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An oppressive shroud

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Importunate

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Overly persistent

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Impropriety

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An immoral “whoops”

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Ignominy

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Public disgrace/ contempt

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Venerable

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Great deal of respect because of age or wisdom

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Iniquity

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Gross injustice or wickedness

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Benevolent

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Kind

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Superfluous

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Excessive

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Expedient

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Tending to promote a desired object

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Conceive

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To form an opinion, purpose

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Equate

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Regard or represent

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Implicit

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Implied

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Innovation

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New or different; introduced

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Connotation

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Secondary meaning of a word

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Denotation

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Explicit of direct meaning of a word

Oratory

Repetitive words to highlight the concept or point

Prosody

Changing voice to emphasize points

Penance

Punishment undergone in token for a sin

Caprice

Sudden unpredictable change

Eminent

High in station, rank of repute

Iniquity

Gross injustice or wickedness

Erudite

Characterized by great knowledge

Direct objects

Answers question "what" or "whom"

Indirect object

To what for whom

Pilfer

To steal