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S.L. Vocabulary Flashcards

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POS of deleterious

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Adj.

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Definition of deleterious

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Injurious to health

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Definition of efficacy

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Capacity for producing a desired result

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POS of efficacy

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N.

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Definition of edifice

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A building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance

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POS of edifice

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N.

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Definition of ignominy

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Disgrace

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POS of ignominy

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N.

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Definition of imbecility

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An instance or point of weakness

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POS of imbecility

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N.

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Definition of languid

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Lacking in vigor or vitality

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POS of languid

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Adj.

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Definition of magistrates

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Civil officers charged with the administration of the law

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POS of magistrates

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N.

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Definition of martyrdom

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Extreme suffering

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POS of martyrdom

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N.

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Definition of mien

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Air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.

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POS of mien

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N.

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Definition of penance

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Punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin

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POS of penance

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N.

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Definition of penitence

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Regretting for one’s own wrongdoing or sin

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POS for penitence

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N.

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Definition of phantasmagoric

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Having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination

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POS of phantasmagoric

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Adj.

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Definition of physiognomies

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Faces or countenances, especially when considered as an index to the character

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POS of physiognomies

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N.

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Definition of rankle

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To continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind

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POS of rankle

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V.

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Definition of sanctified

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Made holy

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POS of sanctified

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Adj.

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Definition of sepulcher

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A tomb, grave, or burial place

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POS of sepulcher

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N.

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Definition of sojourn

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A temporary stay

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POS of sojourn

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N.

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Definition of throng

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A multitude of people crowded or assembled together

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POS of throng

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N.

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Definition of tumult

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Highly distressing agitation of mind or feeling

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POS of tumult

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N.

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Definition of vicissitude

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A change or variation occurring in the course of something

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POS of vicisstude

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N.

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Definition of visage

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The face, usually with reference to shape, features, expressions, etc.

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POS of visage

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N.

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Definition of zenith

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A highest point or state

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POS of zenith

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N.

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