week 2 Flashcards

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kickback

A

a reaction that is quick and violent

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2
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laggard

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a person who makes slow process and falls be hide others

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3
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mortification

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great embarrassment and shame

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4
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newbie

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an inexperienced newcomer to a particular activity

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5
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obfuscate

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render obscure, unclear, or unintellgible

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6
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parody

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an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect

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7
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quagmire

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an awkward, complex, or hazardous situation

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8
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raucous

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making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise

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9
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sagacious

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having a showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd

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10
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tableau

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a group of models of motionless figure’s representing a scene from a story or from history

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