Unit 1 Flashcards

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1
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asset

A

all of a person’s money and other property; a quality or person that can be used to your advantage (something valuable)

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chapel

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a building for prayer or special religious services

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demand

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to ask or call for with authority

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extensive

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large in amount; extending over a great area

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foul

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disgusting in looks, taste, or smell

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frantic

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wild with fear or anxiety; marked by wild and hurried

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murky

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very dark or gloomy; not clear

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startle

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to frighten suddenly, and usually not seriously

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trickle

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to flow or fall in drops

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witther

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to shrivel from loss of moisture

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allegiance

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  • loyalty and obedience, especially to one’s country or government
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anesthetic

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a substance that causes temporary loss of feeling in the body

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appendage

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a projecting part of the body, esp. an arm or leg

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ascend

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to go up

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corpse

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a dead body

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descend

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to go down

17
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et cetera

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and others of the same kind; and so forth (etc.)

18
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sympathy

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a feeling of sadness for another person’s grief or misfortune

19
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upstandinng

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honest respectful

20
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will

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a legal document that instructs how a person’s property is to be divided after their death