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lesson 13 literary vocab Flashcards

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burning, crying, harassing; ANTONYM. relaxed

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importunate

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free, openhanded, big-hearted; ANTONYM. greedy

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munificent

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puzzling, unclear, dubious; ANTONYM. certain/clear

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equivocal

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incorrect, untrue, false; ANTONYM. accurate/correct

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specious

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unnatural, rare, odd; ANTONYM. normal/usual

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anomalous

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alertness, attention, experience; ANTONYM. unconsciousness

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sentience

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cruel, depressing, harsh; ANTONYM. easy/gentle

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oppressive

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unbearable, impossible, painful; ANTONYM. tolerable

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insufferable

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arrogant, averse, cool; ANTONYM. humble/shy

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disdainful

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bleached, worn, pale; ANTONYM. bright

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wan

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fever, disorder, illness; ANTONYM. health/good health

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malady

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african sleeping sickness, narcolepsy, encephalitis; ANTONYM. sane, psychotic

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cataleptical

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malady, infection, disease; ANTONYM. health

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distemper

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upstanding, godly, blessed; ANTONYM. unholy

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seraph

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theme, tune, song; ANTONYM. silence

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refrain

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mislead, seduce, betray; ANTONYM. be honest

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beguile

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gloomy, grim, mournful; ANTONYM. bright

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melancholy

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horrible, disgusting, creepy; ANTONYM. agreeable

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loathsome

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deadly, harmful, poison; ANTONYM.

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pestilential

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full, lavish, heavy; ANTONYM. lacking needing

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copious

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greediness, stinginess, rapacity; ANTONYM. generosity

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avarice

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reckless, thoughtless, thriftless; ANTONYM. careful

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improvident

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avidity, thrift, cupidity; ANTONYM. generosity

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avarice

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calm, smooth over, soften; ANTONYM. aggravated

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pacify

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accelerate, trigger, advance; ANTONYM. block

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precipitate

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