Night #2 Flashcards

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endless or seeming to be endless

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interminable

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an expression of grief and sadness

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lamentation

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clear-headedness; clarity; rational understanding

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lucidity

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fakes; charlatans or tricksters

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mountebanks

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hardships; lack of necessities of everyday life

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privations

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loud and rough sounding; horse

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raucous

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a postponement of punishment; a temporary relief

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repreive

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a person who is very wise; especially one whose great wisdom is the result of age and experience

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sage

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holiness; sacredness

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sanctity

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appearance, resemblance

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semblance

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stunned; amazed

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stupefied

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12
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promptly and without formality

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summarily

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a formal article or book on a particular subject

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treatise

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constantly; without interuption

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unremittingly

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the state of watchfulness; alertness, especially to danger

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vigilance

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shriveled, dried up

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wizened