Final Vocab Semester 1 Flashcards

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What’s reverie

A

Dream like state

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2
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What’s ails

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Pains or makes ill

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3
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What’s epitaph

A

Sentence or phrase that summarizes a persons life

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4
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What’s outmoded

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Out of style

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5
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What’s plunder

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To steal or take forcefully

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6
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What’s doggedly

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Stubbornly

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7
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What’s furtively

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Done secretly

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8
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What’s vindicated

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To be justified or proven right

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9
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Assimilationist

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An advocate for helping others blend in (with culture, or community, etc.)

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10
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Forlornly

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Looking pitiful or desperate

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11
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Quizzical

A

Puzzled or Confused

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12
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Raptly

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In a deeply engaged manner

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13
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Incredulity

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Doubt or disbelief

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14
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Menacingly

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In a threatening way

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15
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Primly

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Excessively proper

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16
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Promenades

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Slowly walking in measured steps as if on display

17
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Facetiousness

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Joking(in an often inappropriate way)

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Ludicrous

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Amusing or laughable though obvious ridiculousness

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Nonplussed

20
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Undaunted

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Not disappointed or discouraged

21
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Gaft

A

The illegal or unfair acquisition of money

22
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Raucous

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Loud or harsh sounding

23
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Evading

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Escaping or Eluding

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Rousing

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Vigorous or intense

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Pretenses
False appearances or reasons
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Bastion
Strong or secure stronghold
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Beseechingly
In a begging or pleading manner
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Heathenism
A religion of people that don’t believe in God or people that are uncivilized
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Gall
The nerve
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Wrought
Shaped or made