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Details Title: Vocab Final Description: Vocabulary Total Flash Cards: 49 Created: 05/29/2005 07:17:58	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term exude Definition an obvious display of Term lacerate Definition mangle, tear Term enthrall Definition to enslave Term contempt Definition feelings toward someone or something that a person thinks as low, worthless, or evil; scorn; the state of being despised or scorned Term daunting Definition huge, overwhelming Term pervade Definition spread through every part of Term alliteration Definition repetition of the same sound at the beginning of two or more words Term monotony Definition lack of variety Term pensive Definition thoughtful Term voracious Definition greedy, ravenous Term melee Definition a confused, general fight Term iota Definition a very small quantity Term elusive Definition hard to catch; to escape Term accentuate Definition to emphasize Term aspire Definition to long, aim, or ease for Term hindsight Definition keen understanding of an eventtt after it has occured Term protagonist Definition the main character Term impeccable Definition faultless Term impervious Definition incapable of being affected Term postulate Definition to assume the truth of as a basis for reasoning Term anomaly Definition something irregular or abnormal Term ideology Definition the beliefs that guide a person, institution, or a group Term quandary Definition a dilemma Term venue Definition the scence of locale of an action or event Term ubiquitous Definition present everywhere at the same time Term tirade Definition a long, angry outburst Term aloof Definition indifferent, at a distance Term sporadic Definition occasional, scattered Term interim Definition at an intervening time; temporary Term aesthetic Definition artistic; of or appreciating beauty Term impetuous Definition rash or hasty Term capricious Definition unpredictable Term plethora Definition an overabundance Term claustrophobia Definition fear of being in small places Term heterogeneous Definition composed of people or things of different kinds Term poignant Definition keenly distressing Term exacerbate Definition to make more severe or violent Term preclude Definition to prevent or exclude the possibility of Term ambivalent Definition with conflicting feeling Term recant Definition to retract Term euphemism Definition the substitution of a mild expression for one thought to be offensive Term quintessential Definition the pure essence or most perfect example of something Term tenacity Definition holding fast Term ravenous Definition greedy Term intermittent Definition alternately ceasing and starting again Term empathy Definition identification with the feelings of another Term apathy Definition lack of emotion or interest Term abstinence Definition abstaining, as from food, alcohol, or sexual activity Term discerning Definition exhibiting keen insight and good judgement; perceptive