All The Pretty Horses Flashcards
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coarse or vulgar
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ribald
1
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one who asks for something humbly
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supplicant
2
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harmful, evil, likely to cause death
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malignant
3
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the sky, viewed poetically as a solid arch
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firmament
4
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bridle goes over horse’s head to control it; bit goes on its mouth
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bridlebit
5
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threshed husks of grain
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chaff
6
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one who raids and plunders
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marauder
7
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harmful, deadly, ominous
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baleful
8
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to burn with a hot iron, fire, or electric current
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cauterize
9
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to dry out completely
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desiccate
10
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in Greek mythology, 1 of 3 sisters with snakes for hair; look her in eyes and turn to stone
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gorgon
11
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doubt, twinge of conscience
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qualm
12
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seriousness, gravity
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solemnity
13
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a group of persons attending a person of rank or importance; (posse, entourage)
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retinue
14
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the whole amount; the entirety
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complement
