Prologue Flashcards by Zariah Graham | Brainscape

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Quiver

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To shake slightly, tremble, vibrate

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Zephyr

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Gentle breeze

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Deciduous

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Losing leaves in the fall; short-lived, temporary

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Zeal

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Eagerness,enthusiasm, passion

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Solarium

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Room or glassed-in area exposed to the sun

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Stagnant

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Stale, not flowing or developing

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Rancid

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Offensive in smell or taste

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Crescendo

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Gradual increase in volume of sound

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Claustrophobia

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Fear of small, confined places

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Palpitation

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Throbbing, rapid beating

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Augment

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To increase, make greater

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Ominous

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Menacing, threatening, indicating misfortune

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Lurk

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To lie hidden, especially for an evil purpose

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Paucity

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Scarcity, lack

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Talon

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Claw of an animal, epically a bird of prey

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Myriad

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Immense number, multitude

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Obscurity

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Darkness, absence of light

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Mock

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To ridicule, laugh scorningly at

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Cacophony

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Harsh sound

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Hyperventilate

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To breathe abnormally fast

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Dulcet

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Pleasant sounding, soothing to the car

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Ascend

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To rise, climb up

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Lumber (verb)

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To move slowly and awkwardly

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Deflect

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To turn aside, especially from a straight course, deviated

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Endurance

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Ability to withstand hardship

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Grimace (verb)

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To make a facial expression showing pain or disgust

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Unkempt

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Uncombed, messy in appearance

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Timorous

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Timid, shy, full of apprehension

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Goad

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To prod or urge

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Retrieve

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To bring, fetch; reclaim

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Brazen

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Bold, shameless, impudent; of or like brass

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Errant

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Straying, mistaken, roving

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Scale (verb)

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To climb to the top of

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Edifice

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Building

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Pry

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To intrude into; force open

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Spur (verb)

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To prod

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Solarium

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Room or glassed-in area exposed to the sun

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Futile

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Completely ineffective, useless

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Opaque

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Impervious to light; difficult to understand

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Sullen

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Brooding, gloomy

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Jettison

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To cast off, discard

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Feeble

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Weak, lacking in strength