Ch. 13-18 Flashcards

1
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Mocking words, taunts

A

Gibe

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2
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Holding absolute power; autocratic; tyranical

A

Despotic

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3
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Stern coldness in appearance and manner; without excess

A

Austerity

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4
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Something that flows out; emanation; outward expression

A

Effluence

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5
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Offered or proposed for ones acceptance or rejection

A

Proffer

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6
Q

Showing sudden impatience or irritation

A

Petulant

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7
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A return or reward for service; kindness

A

Requital

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8
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Existing from birth; native

A

Innate

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9
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A person of contradicting or puzzling character; riddle; problem

A

Enigma

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10
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Harshness; severity in tone; roughness

A

Asperity

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11
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A dialogue; conversational exchange; conference

A

Colloquy

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12
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The act of giving sacramental character; dedication to the service and worship of God; sacredness

A

Consecration

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13
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An inhabitant; resident

A

Denizen

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14
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A deity or nymph of the woods

A

Dryad

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15
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Disturbed keenly or painfully; distressed in the mind

A

Harrowed

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16
Q

A little hill

A

Hillock

17
Q

Talkativeness; chattiness; state of talking freely

A

Loquacity

18
Q

Contemplating; deeply thoughtful

A

Meditative

19
Q

Transforming; charging from one form to another

A

Transmuting

20
Q

A mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence

A

Vestige