Vocab 4 Flashcards

1
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belligerance

A

revealing hostility and a readiness to fight

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2
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cadence

A

intonation of the voice

measured movement such as in music and writing

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3
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clemency

A

mercy in the exercise of authority or power; leniency toward an offender or enemy

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4
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dirge

A

a funeral song or lament; any song or poem expressing mourning

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5
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frugality

A

the quality of being thrifty; not spending or using unneessisarily

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6
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hiatus

A

a break or interuption in something; a gap; a pause

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7
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penury

A

extreme poverty

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8
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perdition

A

condition of the soul lost in eternal punishment

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9
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plagiarism

A

the act 0f stealing and using the ideas or writings of another as one’s own writing `

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10
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precursor

A

a person or thing that goes before and heralds the coming of another person or thing; one who precedes another in a course or office

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11
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sanction

A

authoritatative permission or an action

pentalty imposed to encourage compliane to law

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12
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trajectory

A

the direction of an object through space

a course taken

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13
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BIO

A

life

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14
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CARN

A

flesh

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15
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CUR(R) CURS COURSE

A

to run to go

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16
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JUNCT JUG JOIN

A

to join to marry

17
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PET PETIT

A

to seek to assail

18
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PSYCH

A

mind soul

19
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TOM

A

to cut a section

20
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VIV

A

to live