Chapters 7-12 (21-40) Flashcards

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Purge

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To cleanse or purify, to clean or wipe out

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Furtive

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Sly, shifty, done in secret

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2
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Cradle

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To hold protectively

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3
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Drone

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A dull continued low sound

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4
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Sufficiency

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Enough of something, an adequate amount

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5
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Reek

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A strong unpleasant smell

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6
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Balk

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to stop short and suddenly refuse to go

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7
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Derision

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Ridicule, mockery

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8
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Somber

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Gloomy, depressing or dismal

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9
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Goad

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To prick or drive, prod or insight

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10
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Tremulous

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Timid, fearful, or shaking

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11
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Luminous

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Radiating or reflecting light

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12
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Flit

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To move lightly and swiftly

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13
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Menace

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Something that threatens to cause evil

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14
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Diminished

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Lessened, decreased

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15
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Detached

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Unfastened and became separate

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Stifle

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To quell, crush, or end by force

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Traverse

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A place where one can cross over

18
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Casual

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Careless or off hand without serious content

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Foliage

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The leaves of a plant