Narration Vocabulary Flashcards

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Staid

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settled [adj]

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Despotic

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tyrannical [adj]

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Sheepishly

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embarrassed or bashfully [adj]

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Distraught

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deeply disturbed [adj]

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Squalid

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wretched, filthy [adj]

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Apprehensive

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uneasy or fearful [adj]

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Miry

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wet, swampy ground [adj]

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Perplexing

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confusing [adj]

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Garish

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dressing carelessly, showy [adj]

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Oppressors

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cruel or unjust rulers [adj]

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Conjurer

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practices magic [noun]

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Supplant

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to replace by something else [verb]

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Magazine

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gun cartridge [noun]

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Prostrate

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to throw down to the ground [adj]

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Remnant

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a small fragment or scrap [noun]

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Trumpeted

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loud cry of an elephant [verb]

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Pretext

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an excuse [noun]

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Innumerable

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many [adj]

19
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senility

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deterioration of mental/physical function [noun]