Vocab 7

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Stoic

Back 1

noun) (stoically, stoicalness, stoical) one seemingly indifferent to pleasure or pain
a. He comported himself like a stoic throughout his long and painful ordeal.
b. His stoic demeanor revealed little of happiness or sorrow

Front 2

Cavalier

Back 2

(adj) (cavalierly) showing an offhand or carefree disregard; arrogant
a. David’s cavalier attitude toward study may one day catch up with him.

Front 3

Presage

Back 3

(verb) (presaged, presaging, presages) to foretell; to warn or indicate in advance
a. Dark clouds presage rain.

Front 4

Blasphemy

Back 4

(noun) (blasphemies) an act or statement that shows disrespect or irreverence towards
something considered sacred
a. Michele did not observe the holy days and was thus accused of blasphemy.

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Canon

Back 5

(noun) (canons) a rule or principal that provides the norm for judgment; the works of a writer
accepted as authentic.
a. Those who would not conform to the canons of polite society became social
outcaste.
b. The famous author’s short story was added to the canon of high school literature.

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Edict

Back 6

(noun) (edicts) a statement or command having the force of law
a. The czar’s edict banning public demonstrations was ignored.

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Stricture

Back 7

(noun) (strictures) a strong criticism; anything that restricts or limits
a. The president, unable to ignore the strictures of the press, was forced to issue an
apology for his remarks.
b. The treaty removes many of the strictures hampering free trade between the two
countries.

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Blasé

Back 8

(adj) indifferent to what others might find pleasurable
a. Ethel was blasé about winning a Caribbean vacation because she had already visited there.

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Annex

Back 9

(verb) (annexed, annexing, annexes) to attach something subsidiary to a larger thing; to take
over a territory and to incorporate it into another political entity; to take something without
permission.
a. Germany annexed France.

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Indoctrinate

Back 10

(verb) (indoctrinated, indoctrinating, indoctrinates, indoctrination) to teach or train in
the fundamentals; to instill or teach from a partisan point of view
a. The sergeant indoctrinated new recruits into the army’s way of doing things.

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Ediface

Back 11

(noun) (edifices) a large, imposing structure or building; a complex structure or system built
up over time, a if it were a real building
a. The edifice with the grand staircase is the metropolitan museum of art.
b. Successive generation of scholars have added to the edifice of science.

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Convene

Back 12

(verb) (convened, convening, convenes) to summon or cause to assemble; to gather or meet.
a. The group will convene at 3 pm today.

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Apocryphal

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(adj) (apocryphally, apocryphalness) of doubtful or questionable authenticity or origin.
a. Although we hear numerous stories of Daniel Boone’s life, many of them are apocryphal.

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Hapless

Back 14

(adj) (haplessly, haplessness) marked by the absence of good luck; unfortunate
a. Ted’s failed lawn-care service was merely the latest of his hapless ventures.

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Pinnacle

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(noun) (pinnacled, pinnacling) the highest or culminating point, as of success, power, fame, etc.
a. After 10 long years, he finally reached the pinnacle of his career.