Peace Like A River 1 Flashcards

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Consequential

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Following as a result or effect

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Wrathful

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Very angry; ireful; full of wrath

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Jaundiced

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Affected with or colored by or as if by jaundiced

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Resolute

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Firmly resolved or determined ; set in purpose or opinion

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Pertinent

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Pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand

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Quaint

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Having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque

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Judicious

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Using or showing judgement as to action

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Abstract

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Thought of a part from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances

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Prostrated

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To cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration

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Exorbitant

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Exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason, especially in amount or extent

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Supine

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Lying on the back, face, or front forward

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dread

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To fear greatly; be in extreme apprension

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Haggard

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Having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety

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Woeful

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Fall of woe; grief

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Solemn

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Grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood

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Futile

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Incapable of producing any result; ineffective

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Imminent

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Likely to occur at any moment; impending

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Sage

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A profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom

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Slapdash

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In a hasty, haphazard manner

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Exponent

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A person or thing that expounds, explains, or interprets

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Archaic

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Marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated

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Epitaph

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A commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site

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Prophetic

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Of or relating to a prophet

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Lament

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To feel or express sorrow or regret for

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Peevish
Cross, querulous, or fretful, as from vexation or discontent; short temper
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Chronic
Constant
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Patronize
To give one's regular patronage
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Vindicate
To clear, as from an accusation, corruption, suspicion, or the like
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Ludicrous
Causing laughter because of absurdity
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Salient
Prominent or conspicuous
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Contrite
To feel remorseful
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Vex
To antagonize
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Hackneyed
Something overused
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Threadbare
Something ragged or worn thinned
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Perplexed
Very puzzled
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Reprobate
Good for nothing sinner
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Juxtapose
Place or deal with close together contrasting effect
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Furtive
Something secretive
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Pretense
A false show of something, putting on an act, being fake
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Discern
To perceive by the sight
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Extol
To praise highly
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Fortuitous
Happening or produced by chance
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Chagrin
Feeling of vexation
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Fulcrum
Any prop or support