Chronicle of a Death Foretold Flashcards

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Destitute

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poor enough to need help from others (poor)

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Alleviation

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The act of reducing something unplesent (unplesent)

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oblique

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slanting or inclined in direction or course or position (dierection position)

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ominous

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threating or foreshawdoing evil or tragic developments (evil)

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panopticon

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a circular prision with cells around servaliance station (prision)

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penury

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a state of extreme provety or destitution (destitution)

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peremptory

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insisting on immediate attention or obedience (attention, obedience)

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pernicicious

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exceedingliy harmful ( harmful)

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pestilential

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likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease (disease)

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pontificial

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relating to the pope (pope)

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pretext

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a fictitious reason that conceals the real reason ( real reason)

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prodigious

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great in size, force, extent, degree (degree)

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profane

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grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred (sacred)

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providential

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peculiarly fortunate or appropiate (appropriate)

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provacative

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serving or tending to excite (stimulate)

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prudence

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discreation in practical affairs (affairs)

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revel

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take delight in (delight)

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scant

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less than correct or legal or full amout(legal)

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serenade

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to sing a song outside the house of a love interest (sing song)

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solicitude

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a feeling of excessive concern (concern)

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squalid

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foul and rundown and repulsive (repulsive0