unit - Flashcards

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highly offensive, extremely unpleasant

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vile

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serving or acting in a subordinate way/capacity

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subservience

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lacking, empty, deprived, without

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bereft

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stealthy, done in a secretive way

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surreptitious

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ambiguous; subtle; vague; “has holes in it”, open to fresh air

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airy

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period of wakefulness/watchfulness

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vigil

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short saying that express a truth/helpful hint

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proverb

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indisputable, can’t be argued, undeniable

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incontrovertible

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9
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to take great pleasure in: to enjoy greatly

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revel

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to go against; contrary to; opposite

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the prefix “counter”

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bold, conceited, “stuck up”; prideful, claims superiority

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arrogant

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honorable, noble, heroic

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magnanimous

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anger, fury, stern punishment/behavior

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wrath

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hard to catch; detect, figure out, not clear

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elusive

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conflict/problem; state pain; distress, grief

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affliction

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harsh, meaningless, sounds, all different types of sounds

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cacophony

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a violent storm (tempest)

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typhoon

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slightly burned; superficial burn

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singed

19
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full of, abundant, overflowing

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teeming

20
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sympathy, show of care, concern; pity/mercy

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compassion

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cohesive; tightly put together, not easily torn apart

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tenaciously

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ridiculing, mocking, making fun of, put down

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derisively

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lying down (fbt); a tendency or inclination

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prone

24
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wildly/extremely extravagant; frivolous

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profligate

25
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expressing grief or sorrow, very sad

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lamentable