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FSP 114-07 Final Vocab words

1
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lamentable

A

mournful

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chide

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to scold or reproach; find fault

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obstinate

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Stubborn; not easily yielding

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pliable

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easily bent; adjusting easily to change

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5
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quagmire

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an area of boggy ground; swamp; tricky situation

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despond

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to be depressed by loss of hope, confidence, or courage

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bedaub

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to smearl; soil

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carnal

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not spiritual; merely human; temporal; wordly

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countenance

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calm expression of the face; moral support

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sloth

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indolence; laziness

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celestial

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pertaining to the spiritual or invisible heaven; heavenly

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Zion

A

Jewish people

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avow

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to confess openly

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14
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hummock

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a knoll or hillock; elevated piece of land

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timorous

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full of fear; fearful

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discretion

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the power or right to decide or act according to one’s own judgement

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fiend

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an evil spirit; the devil

18
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delectable

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delightful; delicious

19
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felicity

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state of being happy; source of happiness

20
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wile

A

a trick; deceitful cunning

21
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grievous

A

causing grief or great sorrow

22
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staunch

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strong; firm or steadfast in principle

23
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doleful

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sorrowful; mournful; melancholy

24
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base (adjective form regarding moral character)

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without moral principles

25
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pagan

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A person who is not Christian, Jew, or Muslin; Polytheistic; Believes in many gods

26
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wanton

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maliciously or unjustifiably; without regard for waht is right

27
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mountebank

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attracting and influencing an audience by tricks

28
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to rail (intransitive meaning)

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To revile or scold in harsh, insolent, or abusive language

29
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runagate

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vagabond

30
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deportment

A

the manner in which one conducts oneself

31
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knaves

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a dishonest man

32
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lucre

A

money or profit

33
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stile

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a series of steps or rungs used to pass over a wall or fence

34
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amain

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Suddenly; hastily; full force

35
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diffidence

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lacking self-confidence; timid; shy

36
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malevolent

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evil; harmful; injurious; wishing evil or harm to another

37
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cur

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cowardly person

38
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minion

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a follower; subordinate of a person

39
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wan

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dark or gloomy; sickly; lacking color

40
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jocund

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cheerful; merry; joyous

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