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Semester test Vocab. Flashcards

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Desolate

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without inhabitants: barren

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Solace

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comfort in sorrow or distress

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Hue

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appearance; color

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Providence

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an instance of divine care or guidance

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Vanquish

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to defeat in battle

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aloof

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distant

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procure

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to get by special effort; obtain

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commodity

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something useful; an article of commerce

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feigned

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not real; pretended

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wrath

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fierce anger, or punishment resulting from such anger

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appease

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to bring peace, quiet, or calm to ; soothe

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loathsome

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arousing great dislike

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abhor

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to regard with disgust

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abominable

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thoroughly detestable

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ascribe

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to attribute to a specific cause or source

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incense

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to cause to be extremely angry

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deliverance

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rescue from danger

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mitigation

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lessening of something that causes suffering

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inconceivable

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not able to be understood or imagined

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mystical

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mysterious; of obscure meaning, spiritually significat

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emigrate

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to leave one’s country to settle in another

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frivolity

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the quality of being trivial, not serious, or silly

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stalwart

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sturdy, brave, or firm

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ardent

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enthusiastic or passionate

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impregnable

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cannot be entered by force

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fortitude

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the strength to bear misfortune

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desolate

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without inhabitants; barren

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liaison

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a linking up or connecting parts of a whole,meeting place

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sundry

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various, many, a lot

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breaker

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a wave that breaks into foam against a shore

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manifold

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many varied

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sentinel

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a guard

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foretime

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the past

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staunch

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strong, solidly made

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ascertain

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find out; detact

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diabolism

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witchcraft; sorcery

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bemused

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confused

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antagonists

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adversaries; opponents

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propitiation

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appeasement

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licentious

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having no regard for accepted riles or standars

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evade

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escape or avoid by cleverness or decent

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ecstatic

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in a state of exalted delight

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condemnation

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severe reproof; strong censure

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fraud

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deliberate deception for unfai or ulawful gaines

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pallor

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extreme paleness

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perplexed

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bewildered; puzzled; confused

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indignant

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filled with an anger aroused by something unjust or unworthy

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avidly

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enthusiastically

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sarcastical

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expressing mocking or contemptuous remarks

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base

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having a low moral standards

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tainted

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having a moral defect; infected

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ineptly

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calamity

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blasphemy

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an irreverent or impious act or utterance

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menacingly

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threateningly

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lechery

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promiscuity

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providence

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work of divine direction

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daft

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crazy; foolish; stupid

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contentious

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quarrelsome

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contemptuous

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scornful; disdainful

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audible

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able to be hard

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anonymity

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secret; having an unknown or unacknowledged name

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effrotery

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audacity; insulting boldness

64
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qualm

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a sensation of misgiving or uneasiness

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manifest

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something apparent to the sight or understanding

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remorselessly

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mercilessly; having not pity or compassion

67
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contemplation

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thoughtful observation or meditation

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pretense

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the act of pretending

69
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transfixed

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rendered motionless with terror; amazement or awe

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allegiance

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beguile

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delude; cheat; dibert

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reprieve

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postponement of punishment

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statutes

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law, decree, or edict

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adamant

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firm in purpose or opinion; unyielding

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incredulously

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disbelievingly

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indictment

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statement of criminal charges

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penitence

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performing of penance

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amble

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walk slowly

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incessantly

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continuing for a long time without stopping

80
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propensity

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a tendency to demonstrate a particular behavior

81
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imperturbable

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not easily worried, distressed, or agitated

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pique

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taciturn

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silent and nature

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gasconade

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extravagant boasting; boastful talk

85
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vanquish

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defeat in battle

86
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denizen

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oracle

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source of wisdom

88
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abode

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dwelling place; home

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melancholy

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gloom; sad

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repose

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to rest or relax

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daunted

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intimidated or frightened

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surmise

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resolute

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firm or dtermined; unqavering

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dolefully

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prowess

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superior strength, courage, daring, especially in battle

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peculiar

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belonging particularly or primarily to one person, group, or kind

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osternatation

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display men to impress others; boastful sowiness

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parsimony

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extreme economy; stingness

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censurer

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one who expresses stron disapproval or harsh criticsm

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piety

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religious devotion; revernce for God

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contagion

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the spreading of disease

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dauntless

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impetuosity

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unthinking action

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penade

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to spread throughout

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courtier

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a member of a royal court

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grotesque

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having a bizarre, fantastic appearrance

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license

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a lack of restriction on behavior, freedom

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sagacious

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