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Flashcards covering key vocabulary terms from the lecture.
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Panegyric
A public speech or published text in praise of someone or something.
Philanthropy
The desire to promote the welfare of others, typically through the donation of money to good causes.
Prestigious
Having a high reputation and respect due to achievements or quality.
Putrefy
To decay or rot, resulting in a foul smell.
Replete
Filled or well-supplied with something.
Sardonic
Grimly mocking or cynical.
Squalor
A state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, often due to poverty.
Surpass
To exceed; to go beyond.
Treatise
A written work that formally and thoroughly discusses a particular subject.
Verbose
Using more words than are needed; wordy.