stack 1 Flashcards

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Abashed

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Ashamed or embarrassed

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Alchemy

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Medieval philosophy concerned with transforming common substances into something of value such as gold

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Caravans

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Groups that travel together across the desert or through hostile territory for safety

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4
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Commenced

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Began

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5
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Defiance

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Daring or bold resistance to authority

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Dunes

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Hills or ridges of wind-blown sand

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Expedition

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Excursion, journey, or voyage made for some specific purpose

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Handwrought

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Made by hand

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Immortal

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Remembered or celebrated through all time

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Insistently

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In a manner compelling attention or notice

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Irritating

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Exciting to impatience or anger; annoying

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12
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Limitations

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Shortcomings or defects

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Melancholy

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Gloomy state of mind, especially when prolonged

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Nocturnal

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Of or pertaining to the night

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Objective

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Not influenced by personal feelings; based on facts; unbiased

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Originated

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Brought into being; created

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Pharaoh

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Title of an ancient Egyptian King

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Prohibited

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Forbidden by authority

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Proverb

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Short, popular, usually wise saying

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Refrained

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Restrained or held back

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Sacristy

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A room in a church where a priest prepares for a service, and where vestments and other things used in worship are kept

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Scuttling

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Running at a quick pace

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Surveillance

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Close observations of a person or group

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Tethers

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Ropes, chains, or similar restraints for holding an animal in place

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Transmitted

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Passed; transferred