ELA Vocab Flashcards by Olivia Buell | Brainscape

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Deception

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To give a mistaken impression

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Shirk

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To avoid or neglect

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Quaff

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to drink heartily

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Ingenious

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Clever, original, inventive

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Inconveniencing

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To cause difficulty to trouble

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gnash

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(of teeth) striking together

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Esteemed

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held in great respect

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Paraphernalia

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collection of items relevant to each other

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applicable

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relevant or appropriate

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Audacious

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a bold risk

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Rune

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A magical mark

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abreast

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facing forward, together, shoulder to shoulder

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Legendary

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remarkable

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obstinately

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unreasonably determined

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Prudent

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mindful of the future

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remuneration

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repaying of a sevice

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necomancer

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wizard or magician

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drear

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dull, depressing, or lifeless

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glade

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An open space in a forest

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bannock

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a type of bread

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palpitating

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beating rapidly, strongly, or irregularly

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cleave

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split or sever

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Subterranean

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existing, occurring, or under the earth’s surface (secret)

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Unbeknown

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without the knowledge of (someone)

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Flummoxed

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Bewildered or perplexed

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Chestnut

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A joke, a riddle, or a story

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Antiquity

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The time before the middle ages (A great age)

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Sorrel

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A leafy herb: pungent taste

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marjoram

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A medical herb: colds, coughs, and depression

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bracken

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A tall fern

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larch

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A coniferous tree (pine)

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proverb

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a general truth or piece of knowledge

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carrock

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a rock or hard surface

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appalling

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causing shock or dismay; horrific

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tippet

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a shawl worn around the shoulders

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Dale

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a valley, especially a broad one

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trestle

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cross-braced framework

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mead

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a alcohol made of water and honey

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withered

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dry and shriveled

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stark

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complete, sheer

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hart

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an adult male deer

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inquistive

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curious and inquiring

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hind

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situated in the back

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vexed

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frustrated or worried

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accursed

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under a curse

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commons

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a dining hall, place of gathering

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sawn

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to cut something

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loathsome

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causing hatred or disgust

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warrant

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authority for an action

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quiots

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a game like horseshoe

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gloaming

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twilight or dusk

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throngs

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a narrow strip of leather used to secure things

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portcullis

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a heavy grated gate

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flagon

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a large drinking cup/pitcher

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potent

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having great power

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vintage

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old items

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toss-pot

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a stupid person

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kine

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cows collectively

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ominous

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bad or unpleasant feeling

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promontory

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rock projecting into the sea

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gammer

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an old country woman

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vagabond

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a person who wanders

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enmity

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being hostile towards someone or something