3rd Quarter Vocabulary Flashcards by Morgan Hawkins | Brainscape

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Peaked

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Pale, sickly

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Despairing, agonizing

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Hopeless, painful

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Bulwarks

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Defensive walls

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Shades

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Ghosts, spirits

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Muster

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Gathering of troops

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Steppes

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Level grassy plains

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Prudent

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Careful, wise

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Contingents

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Representative groups

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Incessantly

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Continuing without interruption

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Zenith

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Highest point

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Factions

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Quarrelsome minorities within a larger group

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Forays

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Sudden attacks

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Appease

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Soothe, calm

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Tumult

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Uproar, commotion

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Induce

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Influence, persuade

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Fray

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Noisy fight or brawl

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Valor

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Bravery, courage

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Melancholy

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Sad, depressed

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Palisade

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Defensive fence; a line of cliffs

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Gorgons

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3 sister monsters and Medusa

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Onslaught

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A violent attack

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Reproachfully

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Disapprovingly

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Horde

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Large group

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Flank

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Right or left side of a person or military formation

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Exulting

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Rejoicing triumphantly

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Relinquishing

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Giving up, abandoning

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Greaves

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Armor for the shin

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Vigor

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Strength, energy

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Consolation

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Comfort in time of grief

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Contending

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Competing or striving

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Consumate

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Complete, perfect

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Interposed

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Interjected, inserted

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Haughtily

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Arrogant, self admiring, prideful

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Lamentation

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Expression of grief or sorrow

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Amazons

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Mythical race of female warriors

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Impetus

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Driving force, impulse

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Fugitives

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Refugees, ones who flee

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Dirge

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Funeral song

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Melee

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Confused fight

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Plausible

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Likely, believable

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Tirade

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Long passionate condemning speech

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Amuck

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In an uncontrollable rage or frenzy

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Prostrated

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Overcome

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Quays

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Docks, landing

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Dubiously

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With doubt or uncertainty

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Vehemently

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Passionately

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Contrivance

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Elaborate scheme to deceive or evade

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Apparition

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Sudden appearance, especially of a ghost

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Myriad

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A vast number

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Imploringly

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In a earnestly begging manner

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Palladium

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Sacred object and source of protection

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Citadel

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Fortress, usually on high ground