Intro to Dante Flashcards

1
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Graft

A

tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient

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2
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Inferno

A

a very intense and uncontrolled fire

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3
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Tempest

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a violent commotion or disturbance

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4
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Depravity

A

moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

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5
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Goad

A

stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick

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6
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Malice

A

the desire to see others suffer

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7
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Putrid

A

of or relating to the process of decay

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8
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Omnipotent

A

having unlimited power

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Propitious

A

presenting favorable circumstances

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10
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Callow

A

young and inexperienced

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11
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Pandemonium

A

a state of extreme confusion and disorder

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12
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Undiminished

A

not lessened

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13
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Malevolent

A

wishing or appearing to wish evil to others

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14
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Smolder

A

burn slowly and without a flame

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15
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Inadvertent

A

happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally

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16
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Harbinger

A

something indicating the approach of something or someone

17
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Subside

A

wear off or die down

18
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Affirmation

A

the act of asserting or stating something

19
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Deft

A

skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands

20
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Arduous

A

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion

21
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Avarice

A

reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth, greed

22
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Piteous

A

deserving or inciting a feeling of sympathy and sorrow

23
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Perilious

A

fraught with danger

24
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Nimble

A

moving quickly and lightly

25
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Dexterous

A

skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands