21/5/24 Flashcards

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strange/mysterious; difficult or impossible to explain

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uncanny

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things that are done to deceive someone who trusts you

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treachery

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done or offered willingly

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grudging

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remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something

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lurked

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to greatly respect and admire someone or something

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revere

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a person or thing that shows that something is going to happen soon, especially something bad

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harbinger

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having some of the same/similar qualities

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akin

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to treat(a sacred place or object)with great disrespect

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desecrating

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the ability to make your own decisions without being controlled by anyone else

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autonomy

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the right of a group of people to govern itself or to organize its own activities

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autonomy

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(of a place) never before described or (of a situation) completely new

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uncharted

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a large cave

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cavern

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to move into or through something

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penetrate

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to succeed in becoming part of an organization and working within it

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penetrate

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in sports, to move the ball through an opponent’s defence

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penetrate

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to reach or affect something

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penetrate

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(of sound) to continue to be heard; to echo repeatedly

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reverberate

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extremely determined, never weakening, or ending

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unrelenting

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a tool with a long-curved blade and a long handle, used especially to cut down tall grass

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scythe

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to move very quickly through a group of people or things

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scythe

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the mouth of an animal, especially a carnivorous mammal

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maw

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something that seems to surround and absorb everything near it

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maw

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