section 3 Flashcards

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sage

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an aromatic plant with grayish-green leaves that are used as a culinary herb.

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notorious

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To be prone to doing something.

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3
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crematory

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a place where a dead person’s body is cremated.

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4
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tolerate

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To put up with someone’s behavior.

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5
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lucidity

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a presumed capacity to perceive the truth directly and instantaneously.

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6
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kapos

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A leader in one of the concentration camps.

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improvise

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To have to come up with something because of missing materials.

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oppressive

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unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint.

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harangue

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lecture (someone) at length in an aggressive and critical manner.

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10
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congealing

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solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling.

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unremittingly

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To do something nonstop.

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12
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humanity

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the human race; human beings collectively.

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13
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infernal

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of, relating to, or characteristic of hell or the underworld.

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14
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nocturnal

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An animal that comes out at night.

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bestial

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savagely cruel and depraved.

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