TKAM Chap 7-13 Vocab Flashcards by Duck Lover | Brainscape

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Deviations from the proper course

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Aberrations

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Approached in a harsh manner, assaulted

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Accosted

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Discovering with certainty; determining

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Ascertaining

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Adhered to close; clung to

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Cleaved

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Treating with preservatives to prevent decay

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Embalming

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Physically weak from age or sickness; frail

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Feeble

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Given to contemplation or deep thought

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Meditative

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Difficult or impossible to understand

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Unfathomable

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Wakefulness maintained in reverence to another person, usually after one’s death

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Vigil

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To carve or shape

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Whittle

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Possessing connections, similarities

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Analogous

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Created an enemy or an antagonist

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Antagonized

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To speak clearly and in distinct syllables

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Articulate

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Those who exist/live at the same time

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Contemporaries

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An act of escaping or avoiding

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Evasion

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Not noticeable or prominent

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Inconspicuous

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Characterized by cleverness or originality

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Ingenious

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Causing nausea or upset stomach

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Nauseating

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A magnificent, decorated tomb

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Mausoleum

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Causing aggravation or annoyance

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Provocation

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Obtained possession of something

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Acquired

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An angry dispute; quarrel

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Altercation

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Something given to make up for something else

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Compensation

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Showing contempt; scornfully

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Contemptuously

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Having to do with the church or the clergy

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Ecclesiastical

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Hard to overcome or deal with

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Formidable

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Not consistent; not in agreement

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Inconsistent

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Being permanent; lasting

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Permanence

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A right or privilege

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Prerogative

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Sudden, disturbing feelings of uneasiness

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Qualms