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Abbey Flashcards

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Abbey

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A church building used by a community of monks and nuns

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Avatar

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Somebody who embodies, personifies, or is the manifestation of an idea of concept

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Buffoons

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People that amuse others by clowning. Joking or by ridiculous behavior

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Contagion

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The transmission of disease, especially by physical contact between persons or contact with infected objects such as bedding or clothing

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Courtiers

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People that spend time at a royal court to attend the king or queen

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Dauntless

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Unlikely or unable to be frightened or discouraged

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Defiance

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Open, bold, or hostile refusal to obey or conform

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Depopulated

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A reduction in the number of residents in an area through, for example, disease, war, famine, or enforced location

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Dissolution

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The breaking up or destruction of an organization or institution

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Dominions

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Ruling power, authority, or control; somebody’s area of influence or control

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Eccentric

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Unconventional, especially in a whimsical way

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Egress

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The act of coming or going out or from leaving a place

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Folly

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A thoughtless or reckless act or idea

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Girdled

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A woman’s elasticized foundation garment or corset

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Hale

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To compel somebody to go somewhere, especially to court; to pull or drag

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Improvisatori

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Someone that does something gong without rehearsal or preparation; improvise

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Ingress

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Entry into a place

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Sagacious

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Having or based on a profound knowledge and understanding of the world combined with interference and good judgement

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Scarlet

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A hue or color of red tinged with orange

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Brazier

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A metal container used outdoors for burning coal or charcoal

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Candelabrum

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A large candleholder with several arms and branches

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Casements

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A window that opens on hinges

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Countenances

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Somebody’s face, or the expression on it

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Gaudy

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Brightly colored or showily decorated to a unpleasant or vulgar degree

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Ghastly

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Horrifying, shocking or upsetting

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Hue

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Color

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Precincts

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Area surrounding a building or institution such as a cathedral or college

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Profusion

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A large quantity of something

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Tapestries

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A heavy fabric with a woven pattern or picture, used as a wall hanging

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Tripod

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A frame or stand with three legs

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Vista

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a scenic or panoramic view

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Voluptuous

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Sensual in appearance

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Windings

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Made of many consecutive curves or twists

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Monotonous

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Repetitive or boring

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Brazen

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Bold or shameless

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Harken

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Listen and pay attention

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Perforce

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Forced

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Disconcert

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To feel uneasy, confused or taken back

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Gay

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Happy or carefree

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Sedate

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subdued or lacking any sense of hurry or urgency

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Revery

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A state of idle and pleasant contemplation; deep thinking

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Pervaded

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Spread through or to be present throughout something

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Tremulousness

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Shaking, trembling, quivering out for fear or nervousness

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Conceptions

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General understanding of something

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Mummer

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A masked and costumed person who acts out of pantomimes (a person who acts without speaking, using gestures and expression)

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Piquancy

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A pleasantly sharp quality; refreshingly interesting, stimulating or provocative

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Arabesque

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Elaborately designed

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Habiliments

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Clothing

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Phantasm

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Something apparently seen but having no physical reality; ghost or illusion

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Frenzy

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A state of uncontrolled activity, agitation or emotions such as excitement

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