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Lesson 6 and 7 Vocab
Vocab for lesson 6 and 7
Term | Definition |
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Admiration | High esteem and regard |
Admission | Entry; way in |
Affluent | Flowing in abundance; rich or well-to-do |
Complimentary | Approving or favorable |
Crypt | Vault; tomb; any underground chamber |
Exquisite | Delicately beautiful; flawless; perfect |
Hereafter | From now on; in the future |
Justify | To prove something is right or reasonable |
Pathos | A quality that arises sympathy or sorrow |
Prompt | Quick; punctual; ready to act; v. provide a cue or hint |
Afflict | To cause pain, anguish, or embarrassment; to injure or torment |
Conservatism | A preference for conventional or for current ideas over new ones |
Corruption | Distortion; a departure from what is pure and right |
Flummery | Mumbo-jumbo; nonsense; a complicated unnecessarily involved preformance |
Identity | Person's uniqueness or sense of self; self-concept |
Inmost | Most deeply within |
Interpolation | An insertion or inturruption |
Sorely | Severely; painfully; to an extreme |
Transparent | Clear; capable of being seen |
Votary | A devoted follower or enthusiast |