Acts 3-5 Vocab Flashcards

Memory

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quibble

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Noun
slight argument about something that barely matters

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perjury

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Noun
Lying in court/under oath

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eloquence

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Noun
speaking/writing in a persuasive manor or powerful

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discourse

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Noun
Written or spoken communication, talking

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lamentation

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Noun
Emotional expression of grief or sorrow

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behest

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Noun
order or command coming from an authority figure

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distraught

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Adjective
Extremely upset or frustrated

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resolve

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Verb
Finding a solution or course of action for a situation

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inundation

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Noun
overwhelmed by an abundance of something

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counsel

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Noun
Advice given in a formal manor

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ambiguity

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Noun
Uncertainty of meaning or intention

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obsequious

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Adjective
Like a servant or being extremely attentive

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inexorable

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Adjective
Impossible to stop or prevent something from happening

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penury

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Noun
Having no money, extreme poverty

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pestilence

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Noun
A terrible epidemic or disease (like black plague)

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