Vocab 8 Flashcards
0
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Slavish
A
Servile
1
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Exercising absolute power
A
Despotic
2
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Having psychological rather than temporal effects
A
Morale
3
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Commonly occurring or existing
A
Prevalent
4
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Deserted
A
Forlorn
5
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Distinct
A
Articulate
6
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To frustrate
A
Balk
7
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A scolding women
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Termagant
8
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With suspicion
A
Askance
9
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Condition of being unmarried
A
Celibacy
10
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Motionless
A
Stagnant
11
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Uncertain, risky
A
Precarious
12
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Awaiting bird noted for its deep cry
A
Bittern
13
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Impossible to capture or invade
A
Impregnable
14
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Ritual chant supposed to raise spirits or cast a spell
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Incantation
15
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Ominous
A
Boding
16
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Split, as by an axe
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Cloven
17
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Of dark complexion
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Swarthy
18
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To declare as sacred
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Consecrate
19
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To gain by pacifying
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Propitiate
