" Ransome Of The Red Chief " Flashcards

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Undeleterious

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Harmless

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Provisions

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Necessary food or supplies

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Diatribe

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Bitter abusive criticism

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Brake

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A thick group of trees

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Court plaster

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Adhesive cloth for covering cuts and scratches

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Decry

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To criticize

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Bas - relief

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Slightly raised

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Magic - lantern views

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Slides

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Apparition

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A sudden or unusual sight

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Dasani

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Dare not

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Reconnoiter

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To seek information about the enemy’s whereabouts

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Sylvan

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Like woods or forest

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Depredation

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Robbery

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Comply

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To act according to a comment or request

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17
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Philoprogenitiveness

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Love for ones own child

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17
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King Herod

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An ancient king of Jude’s who one ordered the execution of all Bethlehem boys under the age of two.

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Impudent

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Bold and disrespectful

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Collaborate

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To work together on a project

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Cauterize

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Burned a wound to stop bleeding

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Proposition

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A suggested plan

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Commend

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To speak highly of to praise to recommend

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Calliope

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An instrument with steam wishes

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Bedlam

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An insane asylum

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Ransom

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Payment demanded for the release of a person or property