11/14/24 Flashcards

1
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beseech

A

Ask someone urgently and frequently to do something
“Send money in payment or as a gift
Release form or forgive”

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2
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remit

A

forgive

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3
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fortification

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A defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strength a place against attack

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4
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confuddled

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In a extreme state of confusion

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5
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sustence

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Food and drink regarded as a source of strength and nourishment

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6
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insolent

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showing a rude/arrogant lack of respect

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7
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insolence

A

rude/arrogant

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8
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meloncholy

A

feeling of sadness

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9
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inaudible

A

unable to be heard

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10
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transport

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to carry people or goods

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11
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unreliable narrator

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story narrator cannot be trusted

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12
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curiosity

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A strong desire to know or learn or strange or unusual object or fact

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13
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comeuppance

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deserved punishment

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14
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encounter

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An unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult or hostile

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15
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ominous

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Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen

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16
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foreboarding

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Implying that something bad is going to happen

17
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malice

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The intention or desire to do evil

18
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sinister

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Giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen

19
Q

offer

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Present something for someone to accept or reject as so desired

20
Q

empathy

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The ability to understand and share the feelings of another