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Atonement Vocabulary Flashcards

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Ch.1 Tempest

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a violent windy storm

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Ch.1 Heroine

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women admired for her achievements and courage

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Ch.1 Impetuous

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impulsive or done quickly without care

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Ch.1 Impoverish

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make (a person or area) poor

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Ch.1 Judiciously

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with good judgment or intent

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Ch.1 Reconciliation

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the restoration of friendly relation

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Ch.1 Oblige

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do as someone’s desires to please them

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Ch.1 Stupendous

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extremely impressive

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Ch.1 Burrowed

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move underneath or press close to something in order to hide oneself or in search of comfort

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Ch.1 Exultation

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a feeling of triumphant elation or jubilation; rejoicing

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Ch.1 Succession

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a number of people or things sharing a specified characteristic and following one after the other, series

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Ch.1 Mayhem

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violent or damaging disorder; chaos

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Ch.1 Affliction

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something that causes pain or suffering

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Ch.1 Retrospect

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a survey or review of a past course of events or period of time

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Ch. 1 Affair

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an event or sequence of events of a specified kind or that has previously been referred to, affair or incident

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Ch.1 Imitative

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copying or following a model or example, similar-like-copycat

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Ch.1 Tentative

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done without confidence; hesitant

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Ch.1 Wince

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flinch, give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation of pain or distress

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Ch.1 Inevitable

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certain to happen; unavoidable

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