English 10 Flashcards
Globe Theater, Vocab, Monte Cristo
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malady
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disease
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magnanimous
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generous
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mitigate
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make less
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meticulous
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detailed
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mediocre
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ordinary quality
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mendicant
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begging
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morose
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ill-tempered
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malevolent
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evil wishes
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malign
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evil slander
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mandate
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formal command
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narcissism
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vanity
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nurture
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encourage growth
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nauseate
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sicken
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nefarious
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wicked
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neophyte
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beginner
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nemesis
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rival
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nocturnal
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nighttime
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nonchalance
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indifference
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notorious
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well-known
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nuance
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distinction
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opulent
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affluent
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obstinacy
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stubborn
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obliterate
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to destroy
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ostracize
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excluded
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omniscient
clueless
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ode
a poem
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onslaught
an attack
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orate
to speak
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oblivian
unaware
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obligatory
mandatory
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pathos
pity
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pacify
peaceful
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pallid
pale
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palatial
splendid
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patriarch
a father
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pavilion
a tent
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paramount
supreme
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palpable
tangible
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parley
a discussion
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parody
imitation
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pertinent
relevant
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perturb
bother
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permeate
spread
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perpetuate
continue
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perserve
continue through
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pedagogue
teacher
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philanthropy
charitable
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pittance
small amount
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persist
keep trying
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philander
infidelity
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poise
elegance
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pompous
self-important
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precipitous
sudden
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prerogative
rights;privilege
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pseudonym
fake name
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proliferation
increase number
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precipice
cliff
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poignant
emotional
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placate
appease
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propensity
tendency
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quaff
drink
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quandary
uncertainty
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quarry
pit
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queue
a line
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quibble
criticism
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quay
dock
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quench
drinking
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quintessence
perfect example
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quorum
min. # of members
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quoth
said
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rebuff
reject
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recollect
to remember
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recourse
a path
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ravenous
starving
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recant
to withdraw
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ravage
damage
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rampart
wall
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rankle
painful
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rectify
set right
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racy
lively
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redress
to set right
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relegate
to give into greater
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refutable
to disaprove
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rendezvous
a meeting
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redundant
unneccessary
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remunerate
a payment
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remiss
being negligent
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relent
to lessen
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relinquish
to surrender
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reiterate
to repeat
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resolute
determined
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resilient
recoverable
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retch
vomit
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reticent
not revealing
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retrograde
backward
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revitalize
new life
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rendition
interpretation
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reparation
fix mistake
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reprisal
retaliate
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rigorous
thorough
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sepulcher
a burial chamber
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satire
critical humor
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shimmy
shaking
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shinny
to climb
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sagacious
wise
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semblance
appearance
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stationary
locked in place
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soliloquy
a speech showing inner thoughts
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stationery
writing paper
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sinecure
an easy job
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temerity
boldness
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transgress
go beyond bounds
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tacit
understood
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transpire
to occur; to happen
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taciturn
says very little
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torrid
severely hot
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tenacious
never gives up
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trite
lacking originality
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transcend
to go beyond
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turgid
swollen
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vacillate
to be indecisive
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vassal
a land tennant
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vehement
intense feeling
118
verbatim
the exact same words
119
veracious
speak truthfully
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venerable
worthy of respect
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verbose
excessively wordy
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verily
in truth
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vernacular
conditional language
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vicissitude
a sudden change in fortune
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ubiquitous
everywhere
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unwieldy
difficult to carry
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unscrupulous
moral
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uproarious
loud noise
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urchin
mischievous child
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usurp
to take by force
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unique
only one of its kind
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ungainly
clumsy
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utmost
greatest
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undue
inappropriate
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violation
reaching one's own decision
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volatile
changing unpredictably
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vulgarity
gross;unrefined
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vogue
to be fashionable
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virile
energetic;masculine
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vivacity
lively;energentic
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vic
compete; to try for
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voluptuous
sexually attractive
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virulent
highly infectious
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visage
facial expression
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writhe
twisting movement
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waive
give up claim;surrender
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zealot
a fanatic
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zenith
at the highest level
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wane
to lessen
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wanton
uncalled for;reckless
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wrangle
to argue with;to dispute
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wrath
fierce anger
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wretch
an unfortunate person
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whet
to sharpen
