Chap. 18-27 Flashcards

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Assimilate

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Take in and understand fully

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Asinine

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Extremely stupid or foolish

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Chivalry

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The medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code

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Entreaty

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An earnest or humble request

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Miasma

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A highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor

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Loathsome

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Causing hatred or disgust

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Eminent

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Famous or respected within a particular profession

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Infallible

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Incapable if making mistakes or being wrong

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Sentience

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The quality or state of being sentient; consciousness

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Subjective

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Based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions

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Ineffable

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Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

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Deity

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The rank or essential nature of a god

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Hemorrhage

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An escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

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Euthanasia

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Painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable disease

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Polyglot

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Knowing or using several languages

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Vivify

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The quality of being attractively lively and animated

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Volition

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The faculty or power of using one’s will

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Grandeur

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Splendor and impressiveness, especially of appearance or style

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Ardour

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Enthusiasm or passion