Vocab 9 & 10 Flashcards

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Hallow

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To make holy, holy

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Halcyon

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Calm pleasant

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Harbinger

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An omen or sign

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Hector

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To bully or Pester

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Hedonism

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Pursuit of pleasure

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Hegira

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Flight or escape

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Hiatus

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Pause or gap

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Hoi polloi

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Common people

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Hubris

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Excessive pride or self-confidence

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Idiosyncrasy

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A peculiar personality trait

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10) Ignoble

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Dishonorable, shameful

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Imminent

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Likely to happen

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Immutable

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Unchangeable, fixed

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Impair

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To weaken, to cause to become worse

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Impalpable

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Cannot be felt

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Impediment

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Imperative

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Extremely necessary

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Imperious

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Domineering, haughty

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Impinge

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To strike, to encroach

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Importune

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To persistently ask, to beg