Chapters 1-6 (20-40) Flashcards
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Interpose
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To come between or intervene
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Wrest
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To take away by force
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Inscrutable
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Hidden or mysterious
3
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Inarticulate
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Unable to use clear speech
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Interminable
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Unending or having no limits
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Incredulous
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Skeptical or showing no belief
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Mirage
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Something that wavers in the distance, and an image that isn’t there
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Antagonism
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Openly expressed opposition
8
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Vicissitude
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Changing of conditions, ups and downs
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Tacit
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Understood without being openly expressed
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Preposterous
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absurd or contrary to nature
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Domination
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To rule or sway control
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Balm
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An oil or ointment that has healing qualities
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Incredulity
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Inability or hard to believe
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Decorum
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The quality or state of being decorous, or exhibiting such dignified propriety; orderliness; regularity
