Books 13-17 Flashcards

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Aghast

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filled with horror or shock.

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Fallow

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(of farmland) plowed and harrowed but left unsown for a period in order to restore its fertility as part of a crop rotation or to avoid surplus production.

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Vexed

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Irritated/annoyed

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Peril

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Serious and immediate danger

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Wily

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Skilled at gaining an advantage especially deceitfully

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Ignoble

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Not honorable in character or purpose

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Squalid

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extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.

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Glut

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(VERB) to fill/ feed excessively

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Brusquely

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Abrupt in manner

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Ravenous

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Extremely hungry

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Paltry

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Ridiculous or insultingly small

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Rove

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travel constantly without a fixed destination; wander.

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Stalwart

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loyal, reliable, and hardworking.

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Staid

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sedate, respectable, and unadventurous.

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Scruples

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a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action.

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Debauched

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indulging in or characterized by sensual pleasures to a degree perceived to be morally harmful; dissolute