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Vocab 2 Flashcards

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Implacable

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unstoppable, cannot be satisfied

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Tenement

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Block of apartment

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Ineluctably

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Inevitable(certain to happen), impossible to avoid

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Emissary

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A representative

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Mastication

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chewing

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Inaudibly

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impossible to hear, very very faint/quiet

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Humility

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Quality and state of being humble

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Patronage

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kindness done with an or of superiority(grudging)

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Vivacity

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being attractively lively and animated, being spirited

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Specter

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something that haunts the mind

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Sublimations

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to divert an instinctual desire to convert it into something more culturally acceptable

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Martyr

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voluntarily suffers rather than deny religious beliefs

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Precipitated

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unexpectedly caused

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Insolence

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rude and disrespect behavior

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Pinioned

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restrained with bound arms(tied)/stuck

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Beseechingly

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asking urgently to do something

17
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Bower

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hold all the power

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Spartan

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self restraint, brute or violent, strict

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Inquisition

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severe or intense questioning

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Annunciation

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An announcement of something

21
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Emulate

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Match or surpass someone by imitation

22
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Chintz

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multicolored fabric made for curtains/upholstery

23
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Unobtrusive

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not attracting attention

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Ritualistic

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relating to or done as a ceremony

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Portieres

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a curtain hung over a doorway

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Jonquils

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plant/flower

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Sashayed

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casual/ostentations walk, exaggerated hip and shoulder movements

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Lyrically

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In a manner that expresses emotion

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Beleaguered

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surrounded

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Indolently

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shows no real interest/effort

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Perturbation

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confused, unclear

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