DEF Flashcards

1
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A period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray.

A

Vigil

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2
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Free from physical or moral spots or stains.

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Unmarred

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3
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Lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.

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Uncouth

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4
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Make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.

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Alleviate

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5
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Seek to obtain (something, typically food or money) at the expense or through the generosity of others or by stealth.

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Scrounged

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6
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Of or due from a son or daughter.:”a display of affection.

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Filial

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7
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Contemptuous ridicule or mockery.

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Derision

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8
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Make a speech, especially pompously or at length.

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Orating

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9
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Perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.

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Immaculate

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10
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Call upon (A spirit or ghost) to appear, by means of magical ritual.

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Conjure

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11
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Without clearly defined shape or form.

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Amorphous

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12
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Devoid of guile; innocent and without deception.

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Guileless

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13
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Prevent ( someone) from accomplishing something.

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Thwart

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14
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Lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age.

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Gaunt

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15
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hold and use

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Wield

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16
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Quell the anger, agitation, or excitement.

17
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Apart; divided.

18
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Impossible to harm or damage.

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Invulnerable

19
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Revoke, cancel or repeal.

20
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Dislike of or prejudge against people from other countries.

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Xenophobia