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Mesa

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Hill that has a flat top and steep sides and is found in south western US

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Arroyo

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Spanish word for gully

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Cloister

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Place where monks and nuns live

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Cassock

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Long gown worn by a priest

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Perverse

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Wrong or different in a way that others feel is strange or offensive

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Servitude

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Condition of being a slate or having to obey someone

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Engender

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To be the cause of something

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Linear

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Formed by lines or made up of lines

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Nomadic

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Roaming around from place to place aimlessly

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Unrelenting

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Not slowing down , stopping or growing weaker

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Lament

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To express sorrow, regret, or unhappiness about something

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Infirmity

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Quality or state of being weak or I’ll especially because of old age

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Placate

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To cause someone to feel less angry about something

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Comply

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To do what you have been asked or ordered to do

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Beseech

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To beg for something

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Supernatural

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Unable to be explained by the laws of nature or science

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Blasphemy

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Great disrespect towards god

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Ameliorate

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To make something better or less painful

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Warrant

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Document issued by the court that gives the police power to do something

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Misgivings

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Feeling of doubt about something

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Avid

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Very eager

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Credited

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Relies on the truth or reality of something

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Vestry

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Small room in a church where a priest dresses for services

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Pretense

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False reason or explanation that is used to hide the real purpose or something

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Guile

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Use of clever and usually dishonest methods to achieve something

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Auger

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Sharp tool that is used for making holes

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Undermine

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To make something weaker or less effective usually in a secret way

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Ipso facto

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Because of that fact

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Probity

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Quality of someone who is completely honest

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Lecher

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Man who shows an excessive or disgusting interest in sex

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Adversary

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Enemy or opponent

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Formidable

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Very powerful or strong; deserving respect

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Insidious

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Causing harm in a way that is gradual or not easily noticed

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Invincible

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Impossible to defeat or overcome

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Irresolution

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Quality of not being certain what to do

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Martial

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Refers to a law enforcement officer

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Spurn

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To refuse to accept

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Subjugation

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To defeat or gain control of something or someone by force

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Tyrannical

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Using power over people in a way that is cruel or unfair

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Pretense

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A false reasoning or explanation that is used to hide the real purpose of something

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Guile

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The use of clever and usually dishonest methods to achieve something

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Auger

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A sharp tool that is used chiefly for making holes

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Undermine

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To make something weaker or less effective usually in a secret or gradual way

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Ipso facto

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Because of that fact

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Probity

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The quality of a person who is completely honest

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Lecher

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A man who shows an excessive or disgusting interest in sex

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Adversary

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An enemy or opponent

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Formidable

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Very powerful or strong

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Insidious

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Causing harm in a way that is gradual or not easily noticed

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Invincible

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Impossible to defeat or overcome

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Irresolution

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Not certain about what to do

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Martial

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Of or relating to war or soldiers

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Spurn

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To refuse to accept someone or something

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Subjugation

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To defeat and gain control of something by the use of force

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Tyrannical

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Using power over people in a way that is cruel and unfair

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Vigilant

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Carefully noticing problems or signs of danger

English 11 Vocab 1 (26 decks)

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