Chapter 3 Flashcards

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Sentient

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Possessing the power of sense or sense-perception; conscious

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2
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Sibilant

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Characterized by a hissing sound

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3
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Gangling

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Awkward, lanky, or usually tall and thin

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4
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Adulation

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Strong or excessive admiration or praise, fawning flattery

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5
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Arable

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Suitable for cultivation, fit for plowing and farming productively

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6
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Manifold

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Many and varied, of many kinds, multiple

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7
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Ransack

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Thorough search, plunder or pillage

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8
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Yearling

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Young animal past it’s first year but not yet two years old

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Enjoin

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Issue an order or command, to direct or impose with authority

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10
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Sedition

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Resistance, insurrection, conduct directed against public order and the tranquility of state

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Munificent

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Extremely generous or liberal I’m giving, lavish

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12
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Honorarium

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Payment or reward for services for which payment is not usually required

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