Chapter 8-10 Flashcards

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Taboo

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Forbidden, prohibited, or restricted

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Prefect

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A chief officer in France

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Demoniac

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Demon like

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Rebuke

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Sharp disapproval or critism

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Sanctity

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Holiness, sacred, saintly

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Obscene

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Offensive to accepted standards

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Sensuously

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Affecting the senses

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Demented

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Crazy, insane, mad

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Sodden

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Saturated with liquid

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Illusive

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Deceptive, illusionary

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Iridescent

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Showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from dif. angles

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Vexed

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Annoyed, frustrated, worried

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Corpulent

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Fat, large

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Succulent

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Tender, very juicy

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Abominable

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Repugnantly hateful; detestable

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Cascading

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Waterfall over a rocky area

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Sulfurous

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Fires of heck

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Mimed

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A set of actions used to convey emotions; gestures

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Phosphorescence

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Light emitted from a substance without perceptible heat

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Assimilating

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Take in and incorporate as one’s own

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Theological

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Of or pertaining to the study of religious beliefs

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Befouled

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Make dirty; pollute

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Feverish

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Having or showing signs of a fever

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Torrid

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Very hot and dry

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Burrowed

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A hole or tunnel dug by a small animal