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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
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reconciliation

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plight

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a trying or unpleasant situation

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homage

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respectful admiration

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sullenly

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gloomily

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ominous

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suggesting that disaster is about to occur

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adobe

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brick made of sun-dried earth

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cloister

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place of protection for a type of religious people

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apparition

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ghostlike image of a person

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circumspect

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careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk

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availed

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help or benefit

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unbridled

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without restraint; left free

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spasmodically

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having a fit or acting fitfully

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paroxysm

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a sudden, violent emotion; outburst

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14
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pinion

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to bind

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suppleness

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flexibility

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chagrin

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feeling of annoyance caused by failure or disappointment

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vortex

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whirlpool, eddy

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deteriorating

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worsening

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pervasively

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widespread; in a manner that affects many

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missionaries

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people sent to convert others to a religion or to teach religious beliefs

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pueblo

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(spanish) village

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approbation

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official acceptance or agreement

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agape

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wide open

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amid

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surrounded by; in the middle of

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roquelaure

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knee-length garment

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beleaguered

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being subjected to constant or repeated trouble or harassment

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endeavor

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to try hard to achieve something; attempt, effort

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incessantly

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constantly, endlessly

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nocturnal

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active at night

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iridescent

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having shifting changes in color

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hypothermic

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dangerous loss of body heat

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shaman

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priest or healer

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executor

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person who carries out plans; puts something into effect

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clandestine

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conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

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pugnacious

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eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight

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fiend

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an evil spirit or demon

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amontillado

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sherry

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ascetic

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practicing strict self denial as a measure of personal or spiritual discipline

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embitter

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make resentful

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finesse

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refinement, delicacy

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odious

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hateful and offensive

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evanesce

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disappear

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pensively

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thoughtful or troubled manner

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buoyant

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capable of floating

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pagans

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person who is not religious

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catastrophe

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an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster

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erroneous

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wrong incorrect

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bourgeois

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middle class; materialistic

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vexation

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state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried

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puncheons

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large barrels

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draught

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drink

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languor

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lack of interest; listlessness

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parsimony

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extreme thriftiness

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careen

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lurch from side to side

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infallibility

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correctness, incapacity for error

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briny

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salty

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parishioners

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members of a church district or parish

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corroborated

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confirm or give support to

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presume

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guessing an answer

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luminous

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full of or shedding light; bright or shining

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audacious

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showing a willingness to take bold risks

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interloper

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people who meddle or intrude in other people’s concerns

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parapet

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long, low wall or railing

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