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CITR Vocab Ch. 1-12 Flashcards

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touchy

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easily upset

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fencing

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sword fighting

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ostracized

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excluded from society

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phony

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not genuine

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5
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chiffonier

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chest of drawers

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innumerable

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countless

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qualms

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doubt; feeling of unease

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sheer

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complete and utter

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sadist

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one who is cruel for fun

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composition

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piece of writing

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suspense

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enjoyable tension; anxiety

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12
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exhibitionist

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attention seeker

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13
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unscrupulous

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unrestrained by moral or ethical principles

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solitary

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single; alone

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gore

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blood from a wound

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pacifist

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one who believes in peaceful resolutions and refuses to take part in a war

17
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sincere

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honest; unfeigned

18
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fiend

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person with strong interest in something; troublemaker

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conscientious

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diligent; governed by a sense of right and wrong

20
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adapts

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adjusts to something; changes to meet requirements

21
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toying

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treating something casually or without seriousness

22
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suave

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charming, but often insincere

23
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fouled

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contaminated; spoiled

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putrid

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physically or morally disgusting; rotting with a foul smell

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immaterial

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of no significance; unimportant

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sterling

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admirable; of highest quality

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intimately

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personally; closely

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immensely

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to a vast degree

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humble

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modest; respectful

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