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Vocab Flashcards

1
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Sabotage

A

a deliberate act of destruction or disruption

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Feeble

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lacking strength or vigor

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3
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Imperceptibly

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in a manner that is difficult to discern

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4
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Altruistic

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showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others

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5
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Quarantine

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Isolation to prevent the spread of infections disease

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Evoke

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call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response

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Sanctity

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the quality of being holy

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Wrath

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intense anger

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Gallows

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an instrument from which a person is executed by hanging

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10
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Manacle

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shackle that can be locked around the wrist

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Grandeur

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the quality of being magnificent or splendid

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12
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Lament

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a cry of sorrow and grief

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13
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Reprieve

A

relieve temporarily

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14
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Emaciated

A

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

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15
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Dysentery

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an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea

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Falter

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move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

17
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Envelop

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enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering

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Transcend

A

go beyond the scope or limits of

19
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Console

A

give moral or emotional strength to

20
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Poignant

A

keenly distressing to the mind or feelings

21
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Disheveled

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in disarray; extremely disorderly

22
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Raucous

A

disturbing the public peace; loud and rough

23
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Din

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a loud, harsh, or strident noise

24
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Afflicted

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grievously affected especially by disease

25
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Automaton

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someone who acts or responds in a mechanical way

26
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Stifled

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held in check with difficulty

27
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Balm

A

preparation applied externally as a remedy or for soothing

28
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Famished

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extremely hungry

29
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Encumbrance

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any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

30
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Frenzy

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state of violent mental agitation

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