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Vocabulary Flash Cards
Term | Definition |
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antecedent | (noun) 1. an event, circumstance, etc, that happens before another. 2. grammar a word or phrase to which a pronoun refers. |
anterior | (adjective) 1. situated before or at the front of. 2. going before in time or sequence; preceding; earlier: |
cloister | (noun) 1. a place where monks or nuns live; a monastery or convent 2. a covered path or hall with arches that is on the side of a building (such as a monastery or church) and that has one open side usually facing a courtyard |
recluse | (noun) 1. a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation. (adjective) 2. shut off or apart from the world; living in seclusion, often for religious reasons; solitary |
incite | (verb) 1. to cause (someone) to act in an angry, harmful, or violent way; to provoke (an angry, harmful, or violent action or feeling). |
precarious | (adjective) 1. not safe, strong, or steady 2. dependent on uncertain premises, chance, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
negate | (verb) 1. to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of. 2. to nullify or cause to be ineffective. 3. to be negative; bring or cause negative results. |
renegade | (noun) 1. a person who leaves one group, religion, etc., and joins another that opposes it 2. someone or something that causes trouble and cannot be controlled |
uniformity | (noun) 1. a state or condition in which everything is the same; homogeneous 2. lack of diversity or variation, especially to the point of boredom or monotony; sameness |
universal | 1. done or experienced by everyone; existing or available for everyone 2. existing or true at all times or in all places |