Vocab #5 Flashcards

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1
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showing a disposition to avoid exertion

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indolently

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to go or move away from, to retreat or withdraw

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receding

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to recognize as distinct or different

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discerned

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removing or capable of removing hostility and suspicion by being charming

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disarming

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5
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lacking discretion

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imprudent

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6
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to prevail over

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surmounted

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7
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not changing or capable of being changed

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invariably

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8
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anxious or concerned about

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solicitous

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9
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incapable of producing any results

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futile

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full of enthusiasm

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zealous

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uneasy or fearful about something that might happen

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apprehensive

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12
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dependent on circumstances beyond ones control

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precariously

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13
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being a subject for grief or regret

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deplorable

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14
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lower in station or rank

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inferior

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to fill with or overcome with fear, horror, or dismay

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appalled

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16
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to give human characteristic to something that is not human

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personification

17
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a direct comparison of two unlike things using like or as

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simile

18
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a character that remains unchanged throughout the work

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static character

19
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a character that undergoes a change during the story

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dynamic character

20
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the ting that happens to introduce the conflict

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inciting incident