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Heart of darkness three Flashcards

1
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Abscond

A

Run away normally with another person

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2
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Fatalism

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A philosophical doctrine holding all events predetermined in advances for all time

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3
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Brusque

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marked by rude or peremptory shortness

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Languor

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Inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

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5
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Factitious

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Not produced by natural forces

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Tenebrous

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dark and gloomy

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7
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Partisan

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an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

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litany

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any long and tedious address or recital

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noxious

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injurious to physical or mental health

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evanescence

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the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight

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Diaphanous

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so thin as to transmit light

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Sedentary

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requiring sitting or little activity

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13
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Somnanbulist

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someone who walks about in their sleep

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14
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Erroneous

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Containing or characterized by error

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15
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Sordid

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Morally degraded

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Languid

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Lacking spirit or liveliness

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Lugubrious

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Excessively mournful

18
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Alacrity

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liveliness and eagerness

19
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Efface

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make inconspicuous

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Yokel

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a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

21
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Impudence

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the trait of being rude and impertinent

22
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prudence

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knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress

23
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pluck

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the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury

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Edifying

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enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement

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Farcical

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Broadly or extravagantly humorous

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recondite

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DIFFICULT TO PENETRATE

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INEXORABLE

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NOT TO BE PLACATED OR APPEASED OR MOVED BY ENTREATY

28
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perdition

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satans home

29
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peroration

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the concluding section of an oration

30
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Altruistic

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showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others

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