Vocab Flashcards

1
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palisades

A

large, pointed stakes set in the ground to form a fence used for defense

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2
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conceits

A

strange or fanciful ideas

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3
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mollified

A

soothed ; calmed

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4
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peril

A

danger

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5
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loath

A

reluctant, unwilling

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6
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sundry

A

various ; different

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7
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recompense

A

reward ; repayment

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8
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unconscious

A

having temporally lost awareness in a faint

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9
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depths

A

deepest areas

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10
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ancestors

A

people from whom one is descended

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11
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protruded

A

stuck out

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12
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exquisite

A

very beautiful, delicate , carefully wrought

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13
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affliction

A

something causing pain or suffering

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14
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indications

A

signs things that point out or signify

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15
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abundance

A

great supply, more than enough

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16
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pilfer

A

steal

17
Q

disposition

A

inclination , tendency

18
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constitute

A

serve as the parts or basis of ; form ; compromise

19
Q

tempered

A

treated to achieve just the right strength or balance

20
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deliberation

A

careful consideration

21
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oblivion

A

the condition of being completely forgotten