Lesson 11 Vocabulary Flashcards

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1
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Agile

A

ability to move quickly

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Antidote

A

something that relieves the effects of poison

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Ascertain

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to find out definitely

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Benevolence

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kindness and generosity

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5
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Desolate

A

deserted, without inhabitants

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6
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Din

A

loud noises

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Dissuade

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to talk out of

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Distend

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to expand and swell

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Enervation

A

weakness

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Eulogy

A

praise or tribute

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Fitful

A

irregular

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12
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Indelible

A

cannot be removed

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13
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Inert

A

unable to move or act

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14
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Malevolence

A

ill will or evil intentions

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Obliterate

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to remove all traces of, destroy completely

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Ornate

A

excessively decorated

17
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Abet

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encourage assist usually in an offense against the law

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Paucity

A

scarcity

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Piety

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devotion and reverence to God

20
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Precarious

A

dangerous or risky

21
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Prosaic

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normal, unimaginative, banal

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Quiescent

A

inactive or dormant

23
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Scintillating

A

sparkling or flashing

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Squalid

A

filthy in appearance

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Vexation

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discomfort or distress