#4 Flashcards

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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
Use of clever and usually dishonest methods to achieve something
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Auger
Sharp tool that is used for making holes
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Undermine
To make something weaker or less effective usually in a secret way
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Ipso facto
Because of that fact
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Probity
Quality of someone who is completely honest
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Lecher
Man who shows an excessive or disgusting interest in sex
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Adversary
Enemy or opponent
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Formidable
Very powerful or strong; deserving respect
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Insidious
Causing harm in a way that is gradual or not easily noticed
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Invincible
Impossible to defeat or overcome
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Irresolution
Quality of not being certain what to do
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Martial
Refers to a law enforcement officer
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Spurn
To refuse to accept
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Subjugation
To defeat or gain control of something or someone by force
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Tyrannical
Using power over people in a way that is cruel or unfair
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Pretense
A false reasoning or explanation that is used to hide the real purpose of something
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Guile
The use of clever and usually dishonest methods to achieve something
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Auger
A sharp tool that is used chiefly for making holes
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Undermine
To make something weaker or less effective usually in a secret or gradual way
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Ipso facto
Because of that fact
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Probity
The quality of a person who is completely honest
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Lecher
A man who shows an excessive or disgusting interest in sex
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Adversary
An enemy or opponent
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Formidable
Very powerful or strong
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Insidious
Causing harm in a way that is gradual or not easily noticed
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Invincible
Impossible to defeat or overcome
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Irresolution
Not certain about what to do
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Martial
Of or relating to war or soldiers
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Spurn
To refuse to accept someone or something
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Subjugation
To defeat and gain control of something by the use of force
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Tyrannical
Using power over people in a way that is cruel and unfair
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Vigilant
Carefully noticing problems or signs of danger