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vocabulary chapter 10

AB
animusA powerful feeling of hostility or antagonism; hatred . or An animating spirit
equanimityComposure and calm in stressful situations; equilibrium
pusillanimousCowardly; fearful
etherThe regions of space beyond the earth's atmosphere; the heavens. or A highly flammable liquid anesthetic.
etherealSpiritlike in lightness and delicacy. or Heavenly; celestial.
diaphanousAllowing light to show through; translucent; delicate.
epiphanyA revelatory manifestation of a divine being. or A revelation; a flash of understanding of the true nature of something. or (capitalized) A Christian festival, January 6, celebrating the visit of the Wise Men to the Christ Child.
phantasmA phantom; an apparition; something unreal, as in a dream or a vision.
sycophantA flatterer seeking favors or gain; a servile self-seeker; a toady.
aspirationStrong desire for achievement; ambition toward a long-range goal. or Expulsion of breath in speaking.
dispiritedDejected; discouraged; gloomy.
hyperboleAn exaggeration; a figure expressing excess.
hyperboreanFar north; Arctic. or Very cold; frigid.
hyperventilationThe condition of taking abnormally fast, deep breaths.
ventAn outlet; an opening for passage of liquids, fumes, or sometimes air. or To utter; to express, especially in relieving strong feelings.


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