Lesson 13 Flashcards

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Fame

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Widespread reputation

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Culprit

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A guilty person

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Grateful

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Thankful

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Trimester

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A period of three months

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Improve

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To bring into better condition

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Retreat

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Strategic withdrawal

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Medieval

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Pertaining to the Middle Ages

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Comfort

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To bring cheer to

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Lateral

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Situated at a side

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Minority

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The smaller part

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Besiege

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To lay siege to

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Convene

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To assemble

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Fortitude

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Strength

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Semester

A

Six-month academic term

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Reprobate

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A person beyond hope of salvation

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Advent

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Arrival

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Distract

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Divert

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Collateral

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Accompanying

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Séance

A

A spiritualists’ session or sitting

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Minutiae

A

Small, unimportant details

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Exculpate

A

Remove the blame from

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Gratuity

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Tip

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fate

A

What has been preordained

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Coeval

A

Contemporary

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Primeval

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Pertaining to the first ages

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Fortify

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To protect or strengthen against attack

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Multilateral

A

Having several or many sides

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Possess

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Own

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Bimester

A

A two-month period

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Forte

A

Strong suit

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Superseded

A

To replace in power

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Affable

A

Easy to approach

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Gratis

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Free

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Attract

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To draw towards

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Entreat

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Beg

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Contravene

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To come into conflict with