Week 23, 24, 25 Flashcards by Alicia Lee

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anthropologist

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an expert in the study of the race, beliefs, customs, etc. of mankind

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artifact

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an object made by hand, rather than a thing as it occur in nature

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bizarre

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odd, peculiar, strange, weird

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fetish

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lifeless

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imperative

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urgent, necessary

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imprudent

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unwise, not careful

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prohibition

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the act of forbidding certain behavior

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taboo

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forbidden by custom or religious practice

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taint (n.)

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contamination

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abhor

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to detest

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absurd

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ridiculous

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bigot

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a person who is intolerant of other people or ideas

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contemptuous

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expressing a feeling that something is worthless

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universal

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present everywhere

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vulnerable

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capable of being injured

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entreaty

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appeal, plea

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tradition

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custom that has been handed down

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originate

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begin, arise

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inviolable

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safe (from destruction, etc.)

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awesome

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inspiring terror, weird

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debris

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ruins, fragments

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dispersed

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scattered, spread, broken up

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eruption

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bursting out

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Fetish

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Object with magical power

puny

weak, unimportant

obliterate

erase, wipe out

deplorable

sad, pitiable

initiate

start, set going

conflagration

great fire

rue

regret

congenial

sympathetic, agreeable

hoard (v.)

hide, store, accumulate

sage

wise man, philosopher

aegis

shield

detriment

injury, damage, hurt

longevity

long duration of life

imbibe

drink

virile

masterful, manly

senile

weak from old age

doddering

trembling, shaking

lethargic

lazy, indifferent

prevalent

common, general

paramount

supreme, foremost

remiss

careless

hostile

angry

rebuke (v.)

criticize/reprimand

aversion

strong dislike

evince

exhibit, show plainly

vogue

fashion

superficial

on the surface, slight

jettison

discard

inevitable

unavoidable, certain

lucrative

profitable

tussle (n.)

a rough struggle

intrinsi

essential

acute

sharp, keen