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lesson 15-17 Flashcards

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compassion

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n.sympathy for the suffering of others

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anticipation

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n.Excitedly looking forward to something

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confront

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v.to come face to face with a person or challenge

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exuberant

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adj.full of enthusiasm

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indifferent

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adj.showing no care or concern

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nurture

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v.to encourage somebody or something to grow,develop,and be successful

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obscure

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adj.difficult to understand because of not being clearly expressed

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perilous

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adj.very dangerous

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refuge

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n.shelter or protection

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relinquish

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v.to give something up

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devise

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v.to figure out , design , invent

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murky

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adj.dark,dim,gloomy,foggy

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scour

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v.to search carefully & throughly

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dispense

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v. to give out:distribute in portions

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beneficial

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adj. helpful , producing a positive effect

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premonition

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n.sense that something will occur

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ravenous

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adj. extremely hungry

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consolation

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n.confort

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crucial

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adj. most important decisive

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comprensation

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n. payment to make up for a loss

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preamble

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n.introduction to a normal document

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predetermine

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v. to establish ahead of time

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posterity

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n.future generations

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presume

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v. to take as being true without proof

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prerequisite

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n. something needed before doing something else

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premature

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adj. occurring or existing too early

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postscript

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n.message added at the end of a letter

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predate

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v. to come before in time

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postseason

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n.occuring after the regular season of a sport

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preconceived

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adj. thought of before having full information or experience

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