A Separate Peace Vocab Flashcards by Marley Kock | Brainscape

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contentious

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causing an argument

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prodigious

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great in size

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regimen

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a prescribed medical course

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consternation

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great dismay

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inanimate

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lifeless

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conceivable

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to imagine

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chronic

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continuing for a long time

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inane

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lacking meaning

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tentative

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not fully developed

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inured

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to accustom someone to something

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anguish

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severe pain

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anarchy

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without government or law

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inaccessible

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unable to reach

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obliterate

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to destroy

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mordantly

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sarcastic

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latent

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lying dormant

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spectral

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like a ghost

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irresolute

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uncertain

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visionary

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planning the future with imagination

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reverberate

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to echo

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transfix

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motionless

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idiosyncrasy

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behavior peculiar to an individual

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vindicted

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clear of blame

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emissary

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person sent on a mission

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exaltation

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State of extreme happiness

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exaltation

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state of extreme happiness

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automaton

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human-like mechanical device

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salient

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noticeable

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fratricide

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killing one’s brother

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galvanized

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to shock

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glowered

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angry look

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judicious

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sound judgement

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implausible

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difficult to believe

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opulent

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rich, abundance

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exhorted

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strongly discouraged

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discernible

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perceptible

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encroach

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to intrude

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vagary

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unexpected change

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accolade

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award

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cacophony

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harsh sound

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culminate

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reach climax

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presage

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omen, warning

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preeminent

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superior to others

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austerity

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stern or severe

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primeval

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of the earliest stages

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urbane

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elegant

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stealthy

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secretly

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terminus

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the end

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inveigle

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to entice with flattery

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guileful

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cunning

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incongruity

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inconsistent

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precarious

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dangerously unstable

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assimilate

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to take in and understand

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bellicose

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willingness to fight

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disconcerting

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to feel unsettled

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assert

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to be confident