Icefields Part 2 Flashcards by aven lodge

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Dysentery

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Bowel infection

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Ailments

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Sickness or disorder

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Rife

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Of common occurrence

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Deadfall

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A trap which a weight falls on an animal

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Immaculate

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No spots or flaws

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Girdle

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Surround

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Pilloried

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To expose to public abuse

A wooden framework used to expose an offender to public

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Precariousness

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Unstable, dependant on events out of control

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Unabashed

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Not ashamed

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Monotonous

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Same

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Gelid

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Very cold and icy

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Phosphores

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First stars

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Arabesques

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Decorative, ornamental

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Impervious

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Not permitting passage

Incapable of being influenced

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Sinuous

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Curvy ;)

Indirect

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Esker

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A ridge formed by glaciers

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Trellised

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Crisscrossed/ lattice

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Portico

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A structure attached to a porch with a roof and beams

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Krummholz

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A forest of stunted trees near the tree line

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Vigil

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Being awake when should be a sleep

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Deign

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To grant

To fit with ones dignity

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Taciturn

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Silent

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Menagerie

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Weird animals

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Arcane

A

Known by few

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Arcuate

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Bent or curved like a bow

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Meticulous

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Precise

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Circumnavigate

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To sail or fly around

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Penumbra

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Shadow of a planet

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Penance

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A punishment bc of sin

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Beatific

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Blissful

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Exhorts

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To urge or caution

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Commodes

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A toilet ??

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Gesticulate

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To use gestures to express

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Placid

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Peaceful

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Tedium

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Poor quality

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Mimicry

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The act of mimicking

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Resonant

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Echoing

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Arbalest

A

A powerful crossbow

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Roan

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A brown colour