Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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utopia

A

ideal society

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2
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sepulcher

A

tomb

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3
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ponderous

A

heavy

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4
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congenial

A

friendly

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5
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auspicious

A

favorable

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6
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deportment

A

behavior

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7
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pillory

A

a wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, in which an offender was imprisoned and exposed to public abuse

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8
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vie

A

to compete

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9
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gentility

A

social superiority as demonstrated by genteel manners, behavior, or appearances.

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10
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remonstrance

A

scolding someone

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11
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visage

A

face

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12
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obstinacy

A

stubborness

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13
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effectual

A

successful in producing a desired or intended result

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14
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plaintive

A

sounding sad and mournful

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15
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lurid

A

very vivid in color

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16
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physiognomy

A

face

17
Q

heterdox

A

opposite of orthodox

18
Q

transgressor

A

sinner

19
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ignominy

A

shame

20
Q

manifest

A
  1. clear or obvious to the eye or mind

2. demonstrate