Chapter 1 Flashcards

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wafted

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to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium heavenly aromas wafted from the kitchen

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enticements

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to attract

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3
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injunction

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the act or an instance of enjoining : order, admonition

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perused

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: to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study

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entrance

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the act of entering

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consecrated

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dedicated to a sacred purpose

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inuring

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: to accustom to accept something undesirable children inured to violence

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dispelled

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to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering or dissipate

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acquitted

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to discharge completely (as from an accusation or obligation) The court acquitted the prisoner.

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capacious

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ca-pay-cious

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11
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dross

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the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal; impurity- rotten matter

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suppliant

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to make a humble entreaty; especially : to pray to God
transitive verb
1 : to ask humbly and earnestly of

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inexorable

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: not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless

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14
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gales

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a strong current of air

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solicitude

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: the state of being concerned and anxious

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capitulated

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to surrender often after negotiation of terms The enemy was forced to capitulate unconditionally.

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17
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trifling

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lacking in significance or solid worth: such as

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conciliating

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: appease
… urgently counseled conciliating the peasants … —William Taubman
2 : to gain (something, such as goodwill) by pleasing acts

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19
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culled

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to select from; to reduced size of by removal

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20
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choicest

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the act of choosing

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21
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evinced

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to display clearly : reveal

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paroxysm

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a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion a paroxysm of grief

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23
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quelling

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reduce (pacify)

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24
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ameliorate

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to make better

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irrevocably
not possible to revoke; an irrevocable decision
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syndic
a municipal magistrate in some countries | 2 : an agent of a university or corporation
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rankling
to cause anger and irration
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exertion
a great effort- any show to effort
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plait
to arrange in a pattern; knit
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subsistence
means of living on minimum for a living
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vale
valley; world
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disconsolate
uncheerful and desolate
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penury
a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money); especially : severe poverty 2 : extreme and often stingy frugality
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vagrant
one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support - hunter gatherers
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sepulchre
place of burial
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filial
: of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
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semblance
outward and often specious appearance or show : form
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entrench
: to place within or surround with a trench especially for defense
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chimerical
not real - based on imahination
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imbued
to permeate by dyeing
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repined
to show dejection; to complain
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preceptor
teacher; tutor
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slough ("slew")
somewhere with deep mud
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multifarious
occurring in great variety; very diverse "I participated in multifarious activities in high school"
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progeny
descendants; offspring of animals or plants
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prognosticate
to foretell based on signs;
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befit
to be proper
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countenance
demeanor; calm composure; calm expression
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irreparable
not reparable "irreparable damage"
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debar
to preclude
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uncouth
not familiar; rare
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imbued
to influence
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imbibed
to retain in the mind
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reprobated
to condemn strongly
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panegyric
a eulogistic oration or writing
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transmuted
alter in form
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chimera
an illusion or fabrication of the mind
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mien
attitude or personality; air
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parapet
a wall, rampart, or elevation of earth or stone to protect soldiers
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sentry
gaurd
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facetious
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.
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indigent
poor; needy
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scruple
a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action.
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sanction
a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule. "a range of sanctions aimed at deterring insider abuse" synonyms: penalty, punishment, deterrent; More 2. official permission or approval for an action.