LOF Ch. 6-12 Flashcards
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Plinth
A
The square block at the base of a column
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Incredulity
A
Unwillingness to believe
2
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Taut
A
Tight; having or giving no slack
3
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Dun
A
Of slightly brownish grey color
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Impervious
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Incapable of being penetrated; not effected by
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Derisive
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Expressing or causing ridicule or derision
6
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Festooned
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To shape into decorative chains
7
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Torrid
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Scorching
8
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Myopia
A
A narrow view of something; nearsightedness
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Propitiatingly
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Appeasing or pacifying
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Truculently
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Expressing cruelty it savagery
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Inimical
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Hostile; unfriendly
12
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Antiphonal
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Relating to an antiphon, psalm it anthem sung responsively
13
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Ululation
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Howl;wail
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Lair
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A resting or sleeping place for an animal
