Incidents 11-23 Flashcards by Marais Anderson | Brainscape

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Countenance

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Facial expressions

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Smote/smite

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To strike with a heavy blow

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Appease

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Make agreeable/calm down

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Insurrection

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Rebellion

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Calamity

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Disaster or terrible event

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Sanctimonious

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Overly serious

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Avarice

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Greed

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Lacerate

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Cut

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Consternation

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Confusion or dismay

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Facetious

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Teasing

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Abject

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Experienced to the maximum degree

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Fetter

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To bind or tie

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Malice

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Hatred or wickedness

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Proposition

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Plan

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Anathemas

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Something that one really doesn’t like

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Poultice

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A medical salve

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Concede

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Give up

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Parley

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Discuss your r negotiate

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Construe

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Draw meaning from / interpret

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Irascible

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Short tempered