Cultivated Vocabulary Flashcards

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Cultivated (adj)

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Carefully tended and developed. Grown on purpose.

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Decadence (noun)

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A state of moral or artistic decline, characterized by excess and indulgence.

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Elaborate (adj)

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Detail oriented - very ornate and detailed.

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Fetid (adj)

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Having an offensive, foul-smelling odor.

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Festering (verb)

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Swelling; filling with infectious fluid or pus. Getting worse.

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Incongruous (adj)

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Does not fit, out of place

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Primeval (adj)

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Based on primitive instinct; raw and uncivilized, savage, the beginnings of history.

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Susurrus (noun)

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A soft whisper, murmur, or rustle.

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Corrugations (noun)

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Ridges, evenly distributed.

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Tactical (adj)

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Carefully planned to gain a specific military end.