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ASP Vocab. 7-13 Flashcards

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Fratricide

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(N) the act of murdering one’s own brother or sister

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Judiciously

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(Adv) wisely; in a soundly judgmental manner

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Futility

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(N) sense of purposelessness; fruitlessness

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Encumbrance

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(N) something that burdens or weighs down; an impediment

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Bellicose

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(Adj) inclined to start quarrels or warfare; belligerent

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Reprieve

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(N) a break from; a pause; a pardon

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Emphatically

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(Adv) forcefully; vigorously; ardently

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Disconcerting

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(Adj) disturbing; unsettling

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Parry

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(V) to ward off a weapon or blow

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Ambiguously

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(Adv) doubtfully; uncertainly; obscurely

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Sanctity

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(N) a holiness of life and character; and godliness

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Discernible

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(Adj) detectable with the eyes or with the other senses; discriminating

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Pungent

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(Adj) sharp or biting to the sense of taste or smell

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Abashed

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(Adj) embarrassed; disconcerted

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Vagaries

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(N) eccentric or unpredictable manifestations, actions, or notions

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Liaison

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(N) a close bond or connection; an interrelationship

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Multifariously

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(Adv) varyingly; diversely

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Cacophony

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(N) harsh or discordant sound; dissonance

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Accolade

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(N) a mark of acknowledgement; an award

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Holocaust

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(N) a thorough destruction or devastation, especially the fire

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Austerity

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(N) the quality or state of being stern and forbidding in appearance and manner; the quality of being somber or grave

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Foreboding

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(N) an omen, prediction or presentiment especially of coming evil; a portent

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Furlough

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(N) a leave of absence from duty granted especially to a soldier

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Imperceptibly

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(Adv) slightly; gradually; subtly

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Preposterous

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(Adj) contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd

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Latent

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(Adj) dormant; quiescent

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Bane

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(N) a person or thing that harms, spoils, or ruins

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Ruefully

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(Adv) mournfully; regretfully

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Obstinate

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(Adj) not easily subdued, remedied, removed

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Incongruity

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(N) the state of being incompatible lack of harmony

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Irreconcilably

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(Adv) inconsistently; inharmoniously; uncompromisingly

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Parody

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(N) a feeble or ridiculous imitation

33
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Languid

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(Adj) drooping from exhaustion; weak

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Precariously

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(Adv) doubtfully; dangerously; insecurely

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Impinge

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(V) to come into close contact with; encroach; infringe

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