Flashcards: Unit 1 Vocabulary

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angst

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a feeling of great worry about a situation, or about your life

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archaism

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a thing that is very old or old-fashioned, especially a word or a style of language or art; the use of such a word or style

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archae-

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ancient

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-ism

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theory, act or belief

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beguiling

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attractive and interesting but sometimes mysterious or trying to trick you

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congenial

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[of a person] pleasant to spend time with because their interests and character are similar to your own

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con-

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together, with

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gen-

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race, kind, birth

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cynically

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in a way that shows the belief that people only do things to help themselves rather than for good or honest reasons

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derogatory

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showing a critical attitude and lack of respect for somebody