Final Exam Study Guide (VOCABULARY) Flashcards

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Vigorous

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Strong

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Intently

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Purposefully; w/ purpose

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Ledger

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A book for recording debits or credits

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Elaborate

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Great or painstaking detail

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Heathens

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Non believers in conventional religion

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Evading

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To avoid

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Dramatic Irony

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When the reader knows something the character(s) does not

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Passionate

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Having intense emotion

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Unobtrusively

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Not bold; inconspicuous

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Furtive

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Stealthy; secretive

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Neurotic

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A personality dominated by anxiety and/or emotions

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Forlorn

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Hopeless; miserable

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Beseech

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To beg or entreat urgently

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Pretenses

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Attempt to display falsely; a claim

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Anguish

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Organizing physical or mental pain

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Carriage

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A manner of carrying oneself

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Futile

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Useless

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Tyrant

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Cruel and oppressive leader

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Quizzical

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Curiosity or disbelief