Week 7 vocab Flashcards
1
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allay
A
lessen the intensity of or calm
2
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capacious
A
large in the amount that can be contained
3
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didactic
A
instructive especially excessively
4
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diurnal
A
having a daily cycle or occurring everyday
5
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ignominious
A
deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
6
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mitigate
A
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
7
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palpitate
A
beat rapidly
8
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phlegmatic
A
showing little emotion
9
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propitious
A
presenting favorable circumstances
10
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Prostrate
A
stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
11
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type of sentence
A
chiasmus ex: He lay prostrate in defeat, yet in victory, upright he stood
