Final Exam Study Guide 2 - 2014 Flashcards
1
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husbandry
A
careful, thrifty management
2
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scorn
A
to reject or have contempt
3
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reprimand
A
to chastise
4
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incontinence
A
lack of self-restraint
5
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pandemonium
A
any place of noise, wild disorder, and confusion
6
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infamous
A
disgraceful; having a bad reputation
7
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allegory
A
a story in which people, things, and events have symbolic meaning
8
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flounder
A
to struggle to speak; to move or act in a confused manner
9
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blight
A
a destructive disease
10
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pestilence
A
a plague; an epidemic disease
11
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induced
A
persuaded; caused; to bring on
12
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invoke
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to summon; to cause to appear
13
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countenance
A
the look on a person’s face
14
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malignant
A
very harmful; ill will
15
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plunder
A
to rob by force in warfare
