Vocab #1 Flashcards by Brigid Cogan | Brainscape

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squalid (adj)

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sordid; dirty; marked by filthiness

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proliferating (v)

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multiplying; rapidly increasing in numbers

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sanctuary (n)

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a refuge; a place for worship

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elude (v)

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evade; cleverly avoid

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ultimate (adj)

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final; farthest; most remote in space or time

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inscrutable (adj)

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obscure; not capable of being understood

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spiel (n)

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an extravagent talk; an oration

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servitude (n)

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slavery; punishment for a crime; subjection

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spellbind (v)

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fascinate; enchant; to hold one’s attention as by a spell

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proletariat (n)

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common people; working class

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