Lesson 9 Flashcards

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Bilk

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V.

To cheat or swindle; to thwart

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Homily

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N.

A sermon

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Demise

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N.

Death; ceasing to exist

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Emit

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V.

To send out; to give forth, as in sound or light

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Decadence

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N.

Moral deterioration

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Aghast

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Adj.

Feeling great dismay or honor

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Granary

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N.

A storehouse for grain

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Choleric

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Adj.

Easily angered

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Impede

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V.

To hinder; to obstruct

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Qualm

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N.

A feeling of uneasiness

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Lampoon

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N.

A written satire used to ridicule or attack someone

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Narcissistic

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Adj.

Conceited; having excessive self-love or admiration

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Eradicate

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V.

To wipe out; to destroy

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Fabricate

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V.

To concoct; to make up a story in order to deceive

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Ghastly

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Adj.

Horrible; frightful

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