Books 5 And 6 Flashcards

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Bandy

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To pass back and forth

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advocate

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To speak in favor of; To support or urge (n.) One who supports an idea or cause publicly

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Charisma

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Personal charm

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Dastardly

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Cowardly and low

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Efface

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To cause to disappear by rubbing out

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Entity

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Something that has a real existence

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Gist

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The main idea or essence

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Jaded

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Worn out

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Mesmerized

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To hypnotize or fascinate

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Ogre

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A nasty or cruel person, a monster

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Begrudge

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To resent or envy someone else’s pleasure

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Bibliophile

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One who loves books

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Declaim

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To speak in a loud theatrical manner

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Enmity

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Absolute hatred

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Gaff

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A hook with a long handle for landing fish

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Glutinous

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resembling glue, sticky

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imbue

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to permeate or saturate

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mandarin

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a powerful and influential person

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nepotism

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favoritism shown to a person in ones family

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quaff

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a beverage that is gulped down