Honors English 11 Vocab Deck 2 Flashcards

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1
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Benign

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Kind and Gentle dispasition

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Insurmountable

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Incapable of being overcome

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3
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Obviated

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To anticipate and prevent eliminate by effective measure

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4
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Err

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To make a mistake or to sin

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5
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Usurping

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To size and hold or take over

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Implore

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To beg urgently or pietously

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7
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Impalpable

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Unable to be touched

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Acrid

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Sharp, Biting, Caustic, bitter

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Epoch

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A particular time period

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10
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inured

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To become used to something undesireable

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11
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Intervening

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To come between and hinder or help

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12
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Mollified

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To Calm or Pacify

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13
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Quaff

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To drink heavily

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14
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Mien

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Appearance or Demeanor

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15
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Pious

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Devout and Religious

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16
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Orb

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Sphere or Eyeball

17
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Unrelenting

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Not yielding or softening in determination

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Intrusiveness

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The act of rudely entering without being invited

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Pathos

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Something arousing sympathy or pity

20
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Amid

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The middle or midst of

21
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Imperceptible

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Impossible to perceive

22
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Woe

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Deep sorrow, grief, or misfortune

23
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Potenate

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Monarch, Sovereign, or King

24
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Requite

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To Repay

25
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Incongruity

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The quality of not matching or being out of place

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Discern

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Unable to distinguish