Night 1-20 Flashcards

1
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To burden or weigh down somebody or something

A

encumber

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2
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a short personal account of an incident or event

A

anecdote

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3
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to steal using force, especially during war

A

pillage

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4
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a thin fragile appearance, look needy

A

waiflike

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5
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not important

A

insignificant

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6
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firmly held belief

A

conviction

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7
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an important process to enter into a group

A

initiation

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8
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likely to cause a contagious disease or to be affected by one

A

pestilential

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9
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a building or furnace where bodies are incinerated

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crematory

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10
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the quality of, or having to do with God the divine

A

divinity

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11
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a baton carried as a symbol of rank; an officers club

A

truncheon

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12
Q

so wicked or cruel as to be worthy of hell

A

infernal

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13
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to act or compose something with little to no preparation

A

improvise

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14
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trustees or guards chosen from the prisoners

A

kapos

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15
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to give into someone’s wishes, to humor someone

A

indulgently

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16
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not emotional or unaffected by emotion

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unsentimental

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17
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air tight

A

hermetically

18
Q

clarify of thought or speech

19
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to recognize other’s right to have different ideas and beliefs

20
Q

well-known for some undesirable feature or quality

21
Q

personal communication with the divine

22
Q

the forcing out of something or somebody from something

23
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imposing harsh or cruel form of dominaton

24
Q

to criticize somebody or question in a forceful aggressive way

25
something that indicates an atmosphere or mood
barometer
26
people unable to care for themselves due to weakness or illness
invalid
27
kindness or compassion for others
humanity
28
occurring at night
nocturnal
29
extremely confused
bewilder
30
causing a liquid to thicken or solidify
congeal
31
in a continuing, persisting, or recurring way
unremittingly
32
large vehicles for transporting goods by road
lorries
33
somebody who supports a system of government characterized by a dictatorship
fascist
34
somebody who has been deported or is waiting to be deported
deportee
35
an area of a city lived in by a minority group often times with poor conditions
ghetto
36
extremely repugnant or offensive
abominable
37
uninteresting or boring
momotonous
38
extreme anxiety or emotional torment
anguish
39
somebody who is regarded as being extremely knowledgeable and wise
sage
40
devoutly religious
pious