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To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1-8 Flashcards

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assuaged

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to relieve or make milder

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apothecary

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a drugstore or a pharmacy

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taciturn

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reluctant to join in conversation

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chattel

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movable article of personal property

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unsullied

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not soiled, untarnished

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dictum

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authoritative announcement

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strictures

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a remark or comment, especially an adverse criticism

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dispatched

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to send off with speed

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ambled

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to go at a slow, easy pace

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detention

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to detain

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detachment

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to separate

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repertoire

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entire stock of works in an artistic field

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malevolent

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evil, harmful, injurious

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vapid

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without liveliness

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morbid

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gruesome

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nocturnal

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active at night

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stealthy

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secretly

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mutilated

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disfigured

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predilection

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to think favorably

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domiciled

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place of residence

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flivver

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a small old automobile

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intimidation

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to fill with fear

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nebulous

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hazy, vague

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transition

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to change to another subject

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concession

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a privilege

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condescended

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to put away superiority or dignity

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foray

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quick raid

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transaction

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to carry on or conduct

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apprehensively

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quick to learn

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indigneous

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natural

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seceded

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to withdraw formally

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catawba

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siouan language

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cunning

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sly, crafty

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literate

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able to read or write

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illicitly

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unlicensed, unlawful

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sentimentality

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weakly emotional

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union suit

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close-fitting undergarment

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entailment

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necessary or punishment for something

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scrip stamps

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paper money issued by government

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vexations

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cause of annoyance

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hilt

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handle of a weapon

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subsequent

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occurring later or after

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mortification

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feeling of humiliation or shame

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smilax

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delicate plant

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uninitiated

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to begin

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sojourn

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temporary stay

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onslaught

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vigorous attack

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specualtion

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process of consideration

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dispensation

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something that is dispersed or given out

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irked

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irritated

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cordially

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sincere, heartfelt

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expounding

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to explain

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erratic

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wandering

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tranquility

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peacefulness

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retrieved

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to bring back

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sprint

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to quickly run

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iniquities

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violation of right or duty

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flinty

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composed of, containing, or resembling flint

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persevere

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to persist

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furor

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outburst of enthusiasm

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contentious

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quarrelsome

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condescension

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patronizing behavior

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contemptuous

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scornful, disrespectful

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diminutive

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small, tiny

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dispersed

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scattered

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fraught

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full of, laden

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monosyllabic

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having only one syllable

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fractious

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readily angered, peevish

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amiable

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showing good-natured qualities

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crackling bread

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corn bread with fried pork skins eaten in the south

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compromise

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settlement of differences

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disapprobation

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disapproval

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gravely

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solemnly

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aloft

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high up above the ground

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auspicious

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promising fortune

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evolved

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to gradually develop

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expended

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to use up

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fruitless

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useless, unproductive

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wrought

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elaborated, embellished

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tyranny

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a state ruled by a tyrant or absolute ruler

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unanimous

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all at once, everyone agreed

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scuppernongs

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a silvery amber-green grape grown in south

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ethical

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dealing with morals or principles of morality

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arbitrated

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to determine

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palette

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a board used by artists to hold and mix paint

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skeetered

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to spit

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reluctantly

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against will, hesitantly

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mortifying

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humiliating or shameful

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ritual

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an established procedure for religion

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phenomena

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a fact or circumstance that is observable

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immune

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to be protected form a disease or sickness

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parceled

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small package, bundle

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gothic

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middle ages, medieval

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melancholy

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gloomy state of mind

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evasion

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act of escaping something or avoiding

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quelling

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to suppress, to end

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tacit

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implied, understood without saying anything

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magisterial

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pertaining to, benefiting a master

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benevolence

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desire to do good to others

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communion

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act of receiving the Eucharist

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incomprehensible

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impossible to understand or comprehend

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inquisitive

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asking questions

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asinine

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foolish, unintelligent

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edification

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benefit morally or spiritually

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quibbling

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use of irrelevant language to avoid a point at issue

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kudzu

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plant with starchy roots, used for fiber and food, prevents soil erosion

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prowess

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exceptional valor, bravery, or skill

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ramshackle

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loosely made or held together

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eerily

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affected with superstitious fear

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dismemberment

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to deprive of limbs

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malignant

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to cause harm suffering, or distress deliberatly

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lattice

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a window, gate, or construction of that sort

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pilgrimage

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a long journey as an act of religious devotion

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desolate

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barren or laid waste, devestated

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delete

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to get rid of

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honed

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an abrasive stone used to sharpen objects

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ascertaining

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to find out definitely

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cleaved

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to adhere closely

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rendered

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to cause to be or become, make

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meditative

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contemplative

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unfathomable

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not able to comprehend completely

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Rosetta Stone

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a stone slab with Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphics written on it

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aberrations

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act of departing from the usual course

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touchous

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(ask tutor for answer)

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Appomattox

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a town in central Virginia where Lee surrendered to Grant

126
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meteorological

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pertaining to meteorology

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torso

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trunk of the human body

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perpetrated

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to do or commit

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libel

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anything that misrepresents

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caricatures

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a picture or description that exaggerates features etc.

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hermaphrodite

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an organism where reproductive organs of both male and female exist

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morphodite

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an organism where reproductive organs of both male and female exist

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direst

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causing or indicating fear, suffering

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shambles

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slaughterhouse/ place of destruction

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perplexity

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confusion

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