Night Vocabulary Flashcards

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Penury

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A state of extreme poverty or destitution

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Esteem

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The condition of being honored

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3
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Err

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Make a mistake

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4
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Annihilate

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Kill in large numbers

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5
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Diplomacy

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Negotiation between nations

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Regent

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Someone who rules during the absence of the monarch

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7
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Edict

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A legally binding command or decision

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8
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Prominent

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Conspicuous in position or importance

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9
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Bleak

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Offering binding command or decision

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10
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Rescind

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Cancel officially

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11
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Strew

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Spread by scattering

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12
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Surreal

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Characterized by fantastic and incongruous imagery

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13
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Wield

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Halve and exercice

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14
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Hasten

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Speed up the progress of facilitate

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Morale

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A state of individual psychological well-being

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conflagration

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a very intense and uncontrollable fire

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expulsion

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the act of forcing out someone or somthing

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irrevocable

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incapable of being retracted

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pious

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having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity

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abyss

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a bottomless gulf or pit

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invective

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abusive language used to express blame or censure

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tolerate

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put up with something or somebody unpleasant

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infernal

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characteristic of or resembling hell

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transformed

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given a completely different form or apperence

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lucidity
a clear state of mind
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harangue
adress forcefully
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ascertain
learn or discover with confidence
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compulsory
required by rule
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humane
marked by concern with the alleviation of suffering
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veritable
not counterfeit of copied