Deck 13 Flashcards

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saturnine

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gloomy, sluggish

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palatial

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large and ornate; like a palace

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abscond

A

to go away hastily or secretly; to hide

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nexus

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a connection

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5
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indubitably

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unquestionably; surely

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halcyon

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tranquil; happy

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precept

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a rule or direction of moral conduct

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deprecate

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to express disapproval of; to protest against

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ostensible

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apparent, supposed, alleged

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parsimonious

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frugal; stingy

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11
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hoary

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whitened by age

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12
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palpable

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touchable; clear; obvious

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13
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adjure

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to solemnly order

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14
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pariah

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an outcast

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adversary

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an enemy, foe

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pellucid

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transparent

17
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penurious

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stingy; miserly

18
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perdition

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eternal damnation of the soul

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galvanize

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to stimulate as if by electric shock; to startle; to excite

20
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perniciious

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causing destruction or death

21
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fret

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to make rough or disturb

22
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depredation

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a plundering or laying waste

23
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endue

A

to provide

24
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phlegmatic

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sluggish and dull

25
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raze

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to scrap or shave off; to obliterate or tear down completely