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15 Cards in this Set
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Demoralize |
Verb; To deprive someone's spirt; French Teachers demoralize students De- |
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Rouse |
Verb; to bring out of a state of sleep, unconscious, etc. French She roused yesterday Ro- |
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Senile |
Adj; showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, especially short-term memory and alertness, as a result of old age or disease. Latin He became senile Se- |
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Reverence |
Noun; a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration. Middle English/ Latin Some people have deep reverence for nature Re- |
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Sententiously |
Adj; abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims. Latin He is a sententious poet Sent- |
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Anarchist |
Noun; person who advocates or believes in anarchy or anarchism French They're are anarachists Ana- |
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Contempt |
Noun; the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn. Latin They have never shown contempt for anyone Con- |
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Defile |
Verb; to make foul, dirty, or unclean; pollute; taint; debase. Old English They defile that book. De- |
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Auspicious |
Adj;promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable. Latin The woman promised him auspicious. Aus- |
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Impassively |
Adj;without emotion; apathetic; unmoved. Latin She walked by impassively. Im- |
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Insolence |
Noun;contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech. Middle English Their attitude was based off insolence. In- |
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Lamentation |
Noun; expressing grief. Latin The old man was going through a phase of lamentation La- |
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Perverse |
Adj; willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary. Middle English A perverse mood. Per- |
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Sate |
Verb; to satisfy fully. Old English He experienced sate at the beach. Sa- |
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Transgress |
Verb;to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin. Latin They were bad kids, they transgressed some of the laws. Trans- |
