vocab Flashcards by Amanda R | Brainscape

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inspiring admiration, awe, or fear

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formidable

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skillful slyness; craftiness

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guile

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having no interest in or concern for

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indifferent

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beg

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entreat

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to take revenge on behalf of

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avenge

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a sudden impulse or notion

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whim

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horrified

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appalled

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heavy in a clumsy way; bulky

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ponderous

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opponent; enemy

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adversary

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to refuse or reject scornfully

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disdain

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charming; pleasing

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beguiling

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secret or sneaky

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stealth

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trap

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snare

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evil; disgusting

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vile

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to be overpowered; surrender

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succumb

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a fighter

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contender

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luring; tempting

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enticing

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extremely sad

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disconsolate

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to scold mildly

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chide

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entertained or amused

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regaled

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in a hateful way; horribly

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abominably

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to lie hidden; ready to ambush

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lurk

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great disorder or confusion

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chaos

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cause of great suffering or destruction

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scourge

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to become gradually less; diminish

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dwindle

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danger; risk

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peril

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painful effort

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travail

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dreadful; terrible

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dire

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great physical or mental suffering; agony

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anguish

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journeying over, exploring

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questing

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to take control of by force

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commandeer

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an explanation or excuse for an action

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justification

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to rob of property by force; steal from

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plunder

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scornful boldness

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gall

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acting in a nervous or uncertain way

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dithering

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a wildly excited state of mind

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frenzy

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an event though to foretell good or evil; sign

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omen

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deserving of scorn or disdain; worthless

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contemptible

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most craft or sly; trickiest

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williest

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noisy merrymaking; festivity

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revelry

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a large gathering; crown

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throng

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a making good for loss or damage; repayment

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restitution

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impossible to soothe; unforgiving

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implacable

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distant; remote; standoffish

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aloof

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lonely grief; misery

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desolation