unit 8 Flashcards

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autumnal

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adjective
belonging or related to autumn

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luminous

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adjective
emitting or reflecting soft or glowing light

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memento mori

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noun
a reminder of mortality; “remember, you must die”

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abide

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verb
to put up with or tolerate

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hubris

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nouns
excessive pride or self-confidence

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arcane

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adjective
known or understood by very few; mysterious; obsucure

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incantation

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noun
the chanting of words purporting to have magical powers.

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conjure

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verb
to bring about as if through magic

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doppelganger

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noun
a ghostly counterpart of a living person; a lookalike

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exhume

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verb
to dig out of the earth; especially a dead body

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dolorous

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adjective
causing, or expressing misery or grief.

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vestige

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noun
a mark of effect left by something that existed before

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furtive

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adjective
done with stealth; underhanded; secretive, sneaky

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indefatigable

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adjective
incapable of being tired out or exhausted

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render

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verb
to cause something to become; to provide or furnish

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repugnant

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adjective
distasteful; objectionable; offensive

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entreat

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verb
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; beg

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spurn

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verb
to reject with disdain or scorn (used with people, objects, ideas)

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poltergeist

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noun
a noisy and usually mischievous ghost held to be responsible for unexplained noises

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perdition

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noun
eternal damnation (hell)