Lesson 2 Vocab Flashcards
1
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Reserve
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Noun
Strict control over one’s thoughts, feelings, actions
2
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Inconceivable
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Adjective
Unthinkable; something that cannot be imagined
3
Q
Wretched
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Adjective
Unhappy, miserable
4
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Expansive
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Adjective
Open, generous
5
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Incredulity
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Noun
Complete inability to believe
6
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Dissolute
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Adjective
Wasted, immoral
7
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Keening
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Noun
Wailing or crying for the dead
8
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Surreptitious
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Adjective
Done secretly, clandestine
9
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Punctilious
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Adjective
Very careful about every detail
10
Q
Talisman
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Noun
Item that is thought to have magical or soothing effect
11
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Temporize
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Verb
To speak only in order to gain time, to stall verbally
12
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Placating
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Adjective
In a manner to calm or soothe
13
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Commiserate
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Verb
Act in order to show sympathy
14
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Wont
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Noun
One’s usual practice; habit
15
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Chasm
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Noun
Crack in earth’s surface; break in a relationship
