English 3 Week 3 & 4 Vocab Cards

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digress

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to turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument

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elicit

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to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)

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flagrant

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conspicuously offensive, so obviously inconsistent with what is right or proper as to appear to be a flouting of law or morality

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flippant

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lacking proper respect or seriousness

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faction

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a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking

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inflection

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change in pitch or loudness of the voice, the change of form that words undergo to mark such distinctions as those of case, gender, number, tense, person, mood, or voice

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laudable

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worthy of praise

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mortification

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a sense of humiliation and shame caused by something that wounds one's pride or self-respect

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plaintive

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expressive of suffering or woe

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prerogative

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an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege.