Chap Flashcards

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Sepulchres

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Graves, tombs

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2
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Malefactresses

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Female criminals

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3
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Ignominy

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Shame, dishonor

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4
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Paramour

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A lover or sweetheart

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5
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Sagamore

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A second rank North American Indian chief; subordinate chief of the Algonquian Indians of North Atlantic coast

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6
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Plebeian

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Common; unrefined, one of the common people

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7
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Cabalistic

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Occult; secret, mystical

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8
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Eldritch

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Eerie; other-worldly

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9
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Bedizen

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To dress in a cheap manner

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10
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Catechism

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A handbook for teaching religious fundamentals; Christian churches guidelines

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11
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Armorial

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Relating to heraldry, coat of arms

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12
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Sexton

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A church official who maintains church properties, he usually digs graves

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13
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Erudite

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Scholarly; person who studies

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14
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Somnambulism

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Sleepwalking; abnormal conditions of sleep

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15
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Abased

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Behave in a way that belittles or degrades someone

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16
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Gibe

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An insulting or mocking remark; a taunt

17
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Loquacity

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Talkativeness

18
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Scrofula

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Tuberculosis used to indicate a belief that disease is inherited

19
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Denizens

A

Inhabitants of something

20
Q

Dryad

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A wood nymph

21
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Morions

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Crested helmets

22
Q

Pathos

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Feelings of pity or compassion