chapter 10 Flashcards

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ignoble

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dishonorable, shameful

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idolatry

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excessive or blind adoration; worship of an object

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imminent

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likely to happen; threatening

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immolate

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to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire

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immutable

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unchangeable, fixed.

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impair

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to weaken; to cause to become worse

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impale

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to pierce with a sharp stake through the body

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impalpable

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unable to be felt, intangible

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impecunious

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without money, penniless

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impediment

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a barrier; obstruction

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imperative

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extremely necessary; vitally important

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imperious

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domineering, haughty

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impinge

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to strike; to encroach

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impious

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disrespectful towards God

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importune

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to persistently ask; to beg

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