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Their eyes were watching god chapters 7-14 vocabulary.com Flashcards

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prostrate

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lie down

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stolid

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unemotional, impassive

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promontory

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foreland, head, headland

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taunt

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aggravation, irritation, provocation

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commiserate

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sympathise, sympathize, compassion

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relentless

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persistent, unrelenting, continual, occurring without interruption

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menial

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humble, lowly, unskilled

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ostentatious

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pretentious, flaunty

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strife

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conflict, struggle, discord

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insinuation

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innuendo

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astride

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with one leg on each side, astraddle

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rollick

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play

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trough

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long narrow shallow receptacle, bowl

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usurper

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one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another, supplanter

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frank

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characterized by directness in manner or speech, direct, blunt, straightforward

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swagger

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walk with a lofty proud gait, sashay, strut, groovy

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vicinity

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a surrounding or nearby region, neighborhood

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scimitar

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a curved saber used in Eastern countries, saber, sword

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acquire

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win something through one’s efforts, gain, win, get

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stealthily

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in a stealthy manner, does not want to be seen or felt

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snub

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cut, disregard, ignore, rebuff, repel

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mimic

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imitate

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temporize

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draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time, temporise, delay

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conscience

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conformity to one’s own sense of right conduct, moral sense, sense of right and wrong

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restrained

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controlled, close

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futility

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uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result

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excruciating

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extremely painful, torturous

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sashay

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walk with a lofty proud gait

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broach

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bring up a topic for discussion, initiate, moot

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endurable

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capable of being borne though unpleasant, bearable, tolerable

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proposition

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a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection, proffer, suggestion, proposal

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languish

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become feeble, fade

33
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denounce

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speak out against something, accuse, betray, give away

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predecessor

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one who precedes you in time, comes before you, forerunner, harbinger, herald, precursor

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feeble

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lacking strength, weak, powerless

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sufficient

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ample, enough, comfortable

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phosphorescent

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emitting light, light

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transient

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one who stays for only a short time, lasting a very short time, temporary

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clamor

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loud, make loud demands

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suppressed

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held back, restrained, prevented

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