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11 Cards in this Set
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germane |
relating to a subject in an appropriate way
ETYMOLOGY: Elizabethan English “closelyconnected, relevant” (From Hamlet) |
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reprehensible |
deserving disapproval or condemnation ETYMOLOGY:Latin “blame or censure”
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Mitigate |
DEFINITION:make less severe, serious, or painful
ETYMOLOGY:Latin “soften, make tender” |
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immutable |
DEFINITION:unchanging over time or unable to be changed
ETYMOLOGY:French “unalterable” |
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hedonist |
DEFINITION:a person whobelieves that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life; apleasure-seeker
ETYMOLOGY:Hedone – Greek “pleasure, delight” |
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insipid |
(of a person) lacking of vigor or interest
ETYMOLOGY:Medieval Latin “uninteresting” |
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digress |
leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing
ETYMOLOGY:Latin “depart” |
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incongruous |
not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something ETYMOLOGY:Latin “without fit”
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esoteric |
intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with aspecialized knowledge or interest
ETYMOLOGY:Greek “belonging to an inner circle” |
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ambivalence |
a uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make achoice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflictingthings.
ETYMOLOGY:German “simultaneous feelings” |
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atrophy |
wasting away, deterioration, or diminution ETYMOLOGY:Greek “without food”
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