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Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapter 16~ 20 Vocabulary > Chapter 16~20 vocab > Flashcards

Chapter 16~20 vocab Flashcards

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Fetid

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Having a cruel and offensive smell

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Delirium

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Being in a confused state

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Disheveled

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Very messy

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Ferocity

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Savage; wildness

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Supplication

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Earnest request

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Wanton

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Showing no care

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Prospect

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Possibility of having a successful future

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Havoc

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Mass destruction

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Romp

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To play and run around happily/excitedly in a noisy way

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Homage

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Showing/showed respects

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Snub

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To treat someone rudely (by ignoring)

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Profusely

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A large amount of something/In large amounts

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Peevish

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Easily irritated by unimportant things

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Stolid

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Showing no emotion; calm

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Promptly

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With little or no delay

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Subtle

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Not shown obviously

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Earnestness

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Sincere and serious

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Compelling

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Something having a powerful and irresistible effect.

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Affront

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Deliberately accuse

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Sacrilege

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Showing no respect for something sacred

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Grovel

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To lie down on the ground, face down. To make oneself seem powerless and the other powerful.

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Deity

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God, someone who you worship that is viewed as controlling the world

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Pinnacle

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Top or pointy end; peak

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Forsake

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To abandon, leave purposely.

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Fanaticism

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To have extreme/excessive interest in something

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Shanty

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Something in bad shape (a house that is in bad shape, made out of bad material)

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Turbulent

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Sudden and shocking movement

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Perseverance

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Strong/persistent determination

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Oblique

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Slanting; slanting; inclined

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Trifle

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To treat someone with no seriousness and respect

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Consolidate

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To make something better/stronger/ or more successful

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Fitful

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Constant moving; on and off

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