English Final Vocab Flashcards

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A person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist.

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muse (noun)

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To rob goods or valuables by acts of war

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Plunder (verb)

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Great courage to face danger, especially in battle

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Valor (noun)

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A mythological creature or spirit of nature

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Nymph (noun)

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Make someone a priest or minister, confer holy orders on; order or decree something officially

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Ordain (verb)

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Property inherited from ones father to a male ancestor

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Patrimony (noun)

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charm or enchant someone, sometimes in a deceptive way

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beguile (verb)

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8
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Fireplace or Alter

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Hearth (noun)

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Inclinded to quarrel; argumentative; contentious

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Quarrelsome (adjective)

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Fixed in direction. Steadily directed

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Steadfast (adjective)

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Extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant

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Ambrosial (adjective)

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Enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially when drinking and dancing.

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Revel (verb)

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13
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Taking more than what you need.

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Glutton (noun)

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14
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A mideival singer or musician, especially someone who sang or recited lyric or heroic poetry to music.

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Minstrel (noun)

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To seek or predict future events, or discover hidden knowledge, usually by interpretation of omens or aid of supernatural powers

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divine (v)

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16
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A man courts a woman

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Suitor (noun)

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17
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Showing a rude and ignorant lack of respect

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Insolent (adjective)

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Something that is essential or basic.

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Primal (adjective)

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Deprive someone of membership in or involvement in a school or other organization; To drive or force out; reject

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Expel (verb)

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To restore something that was stolen

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Restitution (noun)

21
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Willingness to take a bold risk

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Audacity (noun)

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The violent seizure of someone’s property

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Rapine (noun)

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A platform or stand on which a coffin or corpse rests for burial.

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Bier (noun)

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internal organs of a human being or animal

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innards (noun)

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A god or goddess
deity (noun)
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Fasten together or pierce with a pen or skewer
skewering (transitive verb)
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The protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization
aegis (noun)
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respsected and impressive
august (adjective)
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Win or regain the favor of a god, spirit, or person by doing something that pleases them
propitiate (verb)
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Accorded a great deal of respect, especially becasue of age, wisdom or character
venerable (adjective)
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The condition of being known or talked about by many people; fame
renown (noun)
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A drink poured out to a deity
libation (noun)
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Ask someone urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat
beseech (verb)
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Contemptibly, lack of courage, cowardly
craven (adjective)
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To calm someone down
subdue
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involving a not honorable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt
sordid (adjective)
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intending to harm someone
malicious (adjective)
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An act goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; An offense
transgressions (noun)
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Inflict harm in return for an injury or wrong, done to oneself or another
avenged (transitive verb)
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Be full of, or swarming with
teeming (transitive verb)
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Taking care of sick and old people
nursing (verb)
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Conforming to accepted ideas of good taste, decoration, or beauty
seemlier (adjective)