Book 9-12 Vocab Flashcards

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Duped

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To be easily deceived or fooled

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Mutinous

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Adj- (soldier or sailor) refusing to obey the orders of a person of authority

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Rile

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To make someone annoyed or irritated

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Fawning

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Adj display exaggerated flattery or affection

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Cower

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Verb to crouch down in fear

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Malinger

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Verb Exaggerated illness in order to escape duty or work

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Rebuke

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Express sharp disapproval or criticism

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Goad

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To provoke or annoy as to stimulate someone’s reaction

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Desolate

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(of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.

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Flay

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peel the skin off (a corpse or carcass).

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Seer

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a person who is supposed to be able, through supernatural insight, to see what the future holds.

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Deft

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neatly skillful and quick in one’s movements.

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Ignominious

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without interruption; constantly.

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Succulent

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Tender juicy taste

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Lithe

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Thin, supple, graceful (body)

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Alluring

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adjective

powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating; seductive

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Conjure

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make (something) appear unexpectedly or seemingly from nowhere as if by magic.

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Transfix

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cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment.

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Scourge

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historical

a whip used as an instrument of punishment.