Chapters 1-8 Flashcards by Alison Miotke

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Edifice

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Building

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Inauspicious

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Not favorable

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Congenial

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Having some tastes; friendly

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Physiognomies

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The art of judging human characteristics

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Indubitably

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Too apparent to be doubted

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Augur

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A group of religious officials

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Infamy

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Evil fame or reputation

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Ignominy

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Great personal dishonor or humiliation

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Iniquity

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Wickedness or sinfulness

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Taint

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To stain the honor of someone or something

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Preternaturally

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Our of or beyond the normal course of nature

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Remonstrance

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An expression of protest or refusal

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Abate

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To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity

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Sagacity

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Wisdom

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Plaintive

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Mournful, sorrowful

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Amenable

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Willing to follow advice or suggestions

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Efficacy

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Power or capacity to produce a desired result

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Feign

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To imitate deceptively

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Lurid

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Gruesome

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Inscrutable

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Mysterious

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Galling

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Irritating

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Emolument

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Profit, salary, or fees from office

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Ascetic

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A person who abstains from the normal pleasures in life and denies themselves material satisfaction

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Succor

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Help, relief, aid

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Imbibe

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To consume, drink

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Insidious

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Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle manner

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Aver

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To declare in a positive manner

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Incredulity

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Disbelief

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Prolific

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Producing babies / fruit in great abundance

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Placidity

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Outwardly calm or composed

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Enmity

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Deep seeded mutual hatred

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Dearth

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Scarcity, lack, famine

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Gesticulation

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A deliberate and vigorous motion or gesture