PlagueVocab Flashcards by Joshua Follansbee | Brainscape

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brine

A

salty water

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strident

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loud, unpleasant

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tocsin

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alarm bell

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cordon

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a line to keep people separated

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taboo

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something forbbidden, not talked about

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despondent

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sad, depressed

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solace

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comfort

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recrudescent

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something breaking out again

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bereavement

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sadness at a death

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fumigate

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killing things with a gas

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tantamount

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equal to something

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virulent

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infectious

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despot

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a tyrannical ruler

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martial

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relating to war or soldiers

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billet

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orders for lodging

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populace

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the people

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necropolis

A

city of the dead

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carapace

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a hard shell

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tawdry

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cheap, ugly

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reproach

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reprimand

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morbid

A

related to death

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cogent

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clear, well thought out