Chapter 6-7 Flashcards

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Bastion

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Support, part of rampart that projects

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Diffidently

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Lack of self confidence

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Stupendous

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Astounding

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Leviathan

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Large sea monster

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Chasms

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Deep holes in the earth

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Polyp

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A small growth benign with stalk; animal with fixed base

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Taut

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Stretched or pulled tight

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Taunt

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To jeer or jest at

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Coverts

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Secret

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Furtively

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Attempting to avoid attention

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Obtuseness

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Slow to understand

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Luxuriance

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Very elaborate or ornate

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Impervious

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Not allowing passage

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Accessible

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Easy to approach or enter

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Brandished

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Shake or wave as a weapon

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Bravado

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Swaggering display of courage

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Ritual

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Series of actions for religious or ceremonial rights