Lit Vocab Chapter 4
Terms
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- Odyssey
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long, adventurous journey
syn:wandering, roaming, peregrination - Protean
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readily changing form or character
syn:changeable, variable, versatile
related: mutable, mercurial, capricious - Fiasco
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complete or ridiculous failure
syn: failure, disaster, debacle
related: miscarriage, abortion - Idiosyncrasy
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personal peculiarity
syn: oddity, mannerism, eccentiricty
related:quirk, caprise, whimsy, anomaly - Quintessence
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most essential part or quality; perfect example
syn: essence, model, paragon
related: epitome, examplar - Rankle
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cause bitterness, hatred, resentment
syn: irritate, anger, exasperate
related: fester, vex, irk, rile, chage, peeve, exacerbate - Decimate
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destroy or kill a large part of
syn: destroy, slaughter, ravage
related: annihilate, exterminate, raze - Narcissism
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extreme self-love or self-admiration
syn: self-centeredness, conceit, egoism
related: conceitedness, vanity, egotism, egocentrism - Incumbent
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(noun) holder of an office or position; (adjective) holding an office or position; resting as a duty or obligation; required
syn: required, compulsory, obligatory
related: mandatory, requisite - Succumb
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give in, give up, yield; die
syn: submit, surrender, capitulate
related: accede, defer, concede, expire - Malady
- disease, disorder
- Malice
- ill will, desire to harm others
- Malinger
- pretend illness or uinjury to avoid work, chores, duty
- Malefactor
- evildoer, criminal
- Malpractice
- failure of professional duty or professional misconduct