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Vocab Flashcards

1
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Persecute

A

To oppress

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Creed

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A statement of beliefs or set of principles.

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3
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Potent

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Very strong

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Citadel

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A fortress or strongly fortified building

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Paradox

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Something with qualities that seem to contradict each other.

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Vengeance

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Punishment that is inflicted in return for a wrong.

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Apprehension

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Dread

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Resentment

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I’ll reeling toward something or someone

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Contention

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An opinion or claim stated in the course of an argument.

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Formidable

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Difficult to deal with or overcome.

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Conjure

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To invoke supposedly supernatural forces.

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12
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Subservient

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Too eager to obey

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Pretense

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Insincere or feigned behavior.

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14
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Prodigious

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Great in amount size or extent

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15
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Faction

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Dissenting minority within a larger group

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Afflict

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To cause severe mental or physical distress to somebody

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Trepidation

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Fear or uneasiness about the future.

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18
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Reprimand

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To rebuke somebody for a wrongdoing

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19
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Condemnation

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Disapproval

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20
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Scoff

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To express derision or scorn about somebody or something

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21
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Conviction

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A firmly held belief or firmness of opinion

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22
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Falter

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To lose confidence

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Solemn

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Demonstrating sincerity and gravity.

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24
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Poppet

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Middle English doll or puppet

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Indignant

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Angry at unfairness

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Condemned

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Pronounced something bad

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27
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Dote

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To show extreme fondness

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28
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Base

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Lacking morals

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29
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Pious

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Religious

30
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Theology

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Religious theory

31
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Daft

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Irrational

32
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Calamity

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A disastrous situation or event.

33
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Menacingly

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In a threatening and dangerous manner

34
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Lechery

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Lustful behavior especially by a man that is regarded as distasteful

35
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Vestry

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A room in a church where meetings are held

36
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Remorseless

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Without compassion

37
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Inert

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Motionless; non-reactive

38
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Wrath

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Fury often marked by a desire for vengeance

39
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Contentious

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Causing or likely to cause disagreement and disputes between people with differing views

40
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Deposition

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Witnesses testimony

41
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Befuddled

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Confused or perplexed

42
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Immaculate

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Clean and free from blemishes.

43
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Qualm

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A misgiving, doubt, or bad feeling

44
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Callously

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In a way that shows no concern if other people are hurt or upset

45
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Apparition

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An unexpected sight, a ghost

46
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Contemplation

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Long and attentive consideration or observation of something.

47
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Afflicted

A

Distressed.

48
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Dumbfounded

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Temporary speechless with astonishment

49
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Slovenly

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Not concerned about conventional standards of personal hygiene and tidiness

50
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Transfixed

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Made immobile from shock.

51
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Befouled

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Dirty or impure

52
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Quail

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To show fear or apprehension

53
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Denounce

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To express harsh criticism or condemnation of something or somebody, usually in public.

54
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Flask

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A small container for alcohol

55
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Rile

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To irritate somebody enough that it provoked anger.

56
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Stench

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A horrible smell

57
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Gaunt

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Thin and bony in appearance

58
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Providence

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The wisdom, care, and guidance believed to be provided by God; good judgment and foresight in the management of affairs or resources.

59
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Summon

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To call into court, to send for somebody

60
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Gibbet

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A hanging post

61
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Excommunication

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Exclusion from the Christian community

62
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Quavering

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Trembling

63
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Beguile

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To charm deceive or cheat

64
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Floundering

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Hesitation in confusion

65
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Reprieve

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The postponement of a punishment

66
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Retaliation

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Deliberate harm against somebody in response for a harm done.

67
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Statute

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Law enacted by legislature or an established rule.

68
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Adamant

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Very determined and not influenced by appeals to reconsider

69
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Belie

A

To disguise the true nature of something

70
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Boundless

A

Limitless

71
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Penitence

A

Regret for sins

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