Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Vehemently

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Marked by extreme intensity of emotions.

Forcefully expressed

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2
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Infallible

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Incapable of making mistakes

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3
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Fueled

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Rolled up or folded up secure and neatly

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4
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Lavish

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Luxurious and rich

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5
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Assail

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To make an attack on

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6
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Extolled

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To praise enthusiastically

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7
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Austere

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Severe or strict attitude

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8
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Decreed

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To order something

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9
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Contortion

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Tortuous and twisted shape

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10
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Squall

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A sudden violet gust of wind or localized

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11
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Avarice

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Extreme greed for wealth or material gain

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12
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Abominable

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Bad or unpleasant

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13
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Superfluity

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An unnecessary or excessively large amount or number of something

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14
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Grisly

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Causing horror or disgust

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15
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Adversary

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Ones opponent in a contest , conflict, or dispute

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16
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Pallor

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An unhealthy pale appearance

17
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Prudent

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Acting with or showing care and thought for the future

18
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Transcend

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Be or go beyond the range or limits of something abstract

19
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Credentials

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A qualification, achievement personal quality or a spect of a background

20
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Absolve

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Set/ declare something. Free from blame

21
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Resolute

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Determined