Ch. 19-21 Flashcards
1
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The act of preying upon or plundering
A
Depredation
2
Q
Uneasiness; state of disturbance
A
Disquietude
3
Q
A state or quality of being facetious or joking
A
Jocularity
4
Q
Physical weakness or faintness
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Languor
5
Q
A bow or curtsey; a movement of the body expressing deep respect
A
Obeisance
6
Q
One who possesses power or dominion; monarch; ruler
A
Potentate
7
Q
To utter by chattering or babbling; to talk in a simple-minded or foolish way
A
Prattle
8
Q
Out of the natural or ordinary cause of nature
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Preternatural
9
Q
Unmannerly; awkward; clumsy; of ungrateful appearance
A
Uncouth
10
Q
A change or variation in the course of something
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Vicissitude