4 short stories quiz Flashcards

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inured

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used as, accustomed

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increments

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small increases

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recoiled

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drew back in fear, surprise, or disgust

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paramount

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supreme, dominant

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annihilate

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destroy, demolish

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irrevocable

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irreversible, incapable of being canceled or undone

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immutable

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unchangeable, never changing or varying

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ponderous

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heavy and slow-moving

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apprehension

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dread, fear of a future event

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ineffably

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indescribably, inexpressibly

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infinite

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endless

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pedantically

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with undue attention to trivial points of scholarship

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bibliophile

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book lover or collector

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misanthropy

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hatred or mistrust of people

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contrivance

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artificial arrangement, invention plan, or mechanical device

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compulsory

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required, enforced

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caprice

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sudden notion or desire

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audible

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capable of being heard

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zealously

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fervently, devotedly

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indiscriminately

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without making careful choices or distinctions, randomly

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ethereal

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light and delicate, unearthly

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cleaving

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used as, splitting

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illusory

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not real, based on false ideas

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posterity

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descendants or all future generations

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renounce

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give up especially by formal statement, reject

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imperceptible

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not clear or obvious to the senses or the mind, too slight or gradual to be noticeable

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ponders

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thinks deeply

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lucid

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clearheaded not confused

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tumultuous

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violent, greatly agitated or disturbed

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insuperable

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incapable of being overcome or passed over

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prostrate

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lying flat

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potent

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powerful or effective

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lethargy

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abnormal drowsiness

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proximity

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nearness

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averted

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turned away