Usher 140, 144, 148 Flashcards by Amelia Deering | Brainscape

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sublime

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adj. awe-inspiring

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insoluble

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adj. having or admitting of no solution

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ponder

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v. to consider

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precipitous

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adj. very steep

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lurid

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adj. harshly shocking

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tarn

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n. a lake in the mountain

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sedge

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n. a grassy plant

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sojourn

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n. visit, stay

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importunate

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adj. extremely urgent

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agitation

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n. uneasiness

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acute

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adj. severe

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alleciation

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n. relief

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malady

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n. illness

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paradoxical

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adj. contradicting

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sentiment

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n. an attitude towards something

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affinity

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n. similarity

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pestilent

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adj. deadly, infected, poisonous

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discernable

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adj. able to be percieved

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antiquity

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n. the quality of being very old

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minute

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adj. very small

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dilapitdation

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n. disrepair

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adaptation

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n. adjustment

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specious

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adj. having deceptive attraction

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scrutinizing

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adj. observing carefully

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fissure

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n. a narrow opening

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sullen

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adj. brooding

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vivacious

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adj. lively, spirited

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constrained

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adj. forced, impelled

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ennui

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adj. bored, lacking interest

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countenance

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n. appearance, face

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wan

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adj. sickly pale

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cadaverousness

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n. a state of emaciaton

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luminous

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adj. bright, brilliant

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pallid

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n. pale, faint in color

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surpassingly

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adv. of a large amount or high degree

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tenuity

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n. low density, thinness

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inordinate

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adj. exceeding reasonable limits

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prevailing

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adj. predominant

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pallor

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n. extreme paleness of the skin

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arabesque

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adj. of, relating to, or being in the style of an elaborate or intricate pattern

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incoherence

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n. lack of cohesion

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futile

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adj. hopeless