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english vocab 1 Flashcards

1
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beguile

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deceive, trick

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enmity

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hostility, antagonism

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conceive

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become pregnant, form an idea

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invoke

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to call upon a higher power

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5
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cryptic

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hidden

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evoke

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to bring to mind, elicit a response, to call forth an emotion

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lineage

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genealogy, line of descent from ancestors

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righteous

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conforming to what is right or moral

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perish

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die

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abate

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grow less intense

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elude

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evade capture

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allude to

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to refer to indirectly, to make an indirect reference to a literary text

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steward

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a manager of an estate

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afflict

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cause pain or suffering

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vault

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arched roof

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bridle

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headgear worn by a horse that allows the rider to control it

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iniquity

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evil

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censorious

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harshly critical

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vindicate

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prove right or correct

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intercede

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intervene on behalf of another

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spurn

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reject as worthless

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endow

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provide with a quality, an ability, or an asset

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rummage

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search in an untidy fashion

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accost

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approach and boldly address

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debase

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degrade, reduce in quality or value

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scurrilous

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making scandalous claims against someone (applied to speech)

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tribute

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a gift meant to show respect

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meager

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lacking in quantity or quality

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bereave

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deprive of a loved one

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obeisance

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a gesture expressing high respect or submission

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obsequious

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excessively obedient or attentive

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Abhorrent

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inspiring disgust or loathing

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sustenance

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food

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remnant

A

what remains

30
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languish

A

grow weak

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steadfast

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constant, firm, resolute

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profane

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treat what is sacred as if it were not

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prescribe

A

order

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chastise

A

punish

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impede

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delay or prevent by obstructing

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thwart

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prevent

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rite

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ritual, religious ceremony, customary act

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vigil

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period of wakefulness during a time usually of sleep

39
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aggregate

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form a group out of individuals

40
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magistrate

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judge, one who administers the law

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bade (verb)

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order, command

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engender

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give birth to

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sundry

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various

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bearing

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way of standing

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largesse

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generosity

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deft

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skilled

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meek

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unassertive, modest,

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sheen

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The soft luster (shining) of a surface

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sheaf

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bundle

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anoint

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rub with oil

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penance

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voluntary self-punishment to express repentance

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supple

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soft and flexible

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absolution

A

release from sin

51
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smart

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feel pain

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affectation

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artificial behavior meant to impress others

53
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affect

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behave in an artificial way to impress others

54
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clerical

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Of the Church

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Secular

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non-religious

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precedent

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earlier legal rulings

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statute

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law

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sanguine

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optimistic, cheerful

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choleric

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easily angered

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divine

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foresee

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superfluity

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excess

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parson

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a priest

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mire

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mud

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mercenary

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soldier for hire

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finicky

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precise and particular about small details

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delve

A

dig

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churl

A

discourteous person

68
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sow

A

female pig

69
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prudent

A

cautious

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