The Victorian Age Flashcards

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To grapple

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Wrestle; struggle

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An excess

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A surplus, an overindulgence “too much”

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To advocate

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Support; promote; encourage

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To circumvent

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To go around, to avoid

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Extensively

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At length; widely

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Shortcomings

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Weaknesses, limitations, flaws

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Protagonist

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Central character

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8
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Interminable

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Having no end, endless

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Attributes

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Characteristics, qualities, , features, traits

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Inseparable

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Cannot be divided; attached

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Features

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Characteristics

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12
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Persuasion

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Here; to be particular point of view, usually religious or political

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Solitary

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Here; only

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Purchasable

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Possible to buy

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