Vocab 7 Flashcards

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Massive

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extremely large

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Mortified

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embarrassed, a shamed, or humiliated

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ornate

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decorate in fancy ways

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Plague

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a wide spread disease causing a high rate in death

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Reluctant

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unwillingness

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retrieve

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to get something and bring it back

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Ritual

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a religious or other formal ceremony made up of a series of actions

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Sacrifice

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the act of offering something precious to god or a god

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throb

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to beat hard or fast usually from pain

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timid

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feeling or showing a lack of courage or self confidence; easily frighted

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*conspiracy

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a secret plan by a group to do something illegal or harmful

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distorted

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twisted out of shape; misleading; slanted; false

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earnest

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having or showing a serious attitude; not light or playful

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*personable

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pleasant, likable, and nice

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exodus

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a mass departure

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*fraud

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trickery; deceit, esp. the use of dishonest methods to cheat another person of something valuable; a person who pretends to be what he or she is not

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*grateful

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feeling or showing appreciation; thankful

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intent

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determined to do something

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*justice

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the quality of being fair or just

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dread

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to anticipate with fear or apprehension

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*dread (v) -

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to anticipate with fear or apprehension