Night part 1 Flashcards

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Held back- hindered- weighed down by something heavy

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encumbered

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2
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Vague, Obscure thinking or belief: Communion with God through contemplation and love

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Mysticism

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3
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short, entertaining, personal stories

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anecdotes

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4
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explain or interpret clarify

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Expound

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5
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exaggerated comedy - Something ridiculous

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Farce

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5
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Sealed in a completely airtight way

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Hermetically

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6
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Tiresome ( because of little or no variation

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monotonous

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7
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fatally contagious or infectious

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pestilence

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8
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offensive smell or odor

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stench

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9
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Nasty and disgusting - highly unpleasant

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abominable

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10
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persistently not stopping or relaxing

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unremittingly

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11
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clarify cleanness purity

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Lucidity

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12
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having a progressive infectious disease

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leprous

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13
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thickening- solidifying

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congealing

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14
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flattering statements

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blandishments

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15
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to leave one country or region to settle in another

16
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to come into a new country or region

17
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saintliness or holiness

18
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Postponement of penalty - temporary relief from

19
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slightly- gradually- subtly

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imperceptibly