vocab pearl chapter 4-6 Flashcards

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grievous

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Causing grief or Marked by grief

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2
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Lament

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to mourn, to cry

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3
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promulgate

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put a law into effect by public decloration

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4
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discern

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to perceive or recognize

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5
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vindicate

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to maintain, uphold, defend

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6
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miscreant

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a person without moral hesitation

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7
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immutatble

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not subject to change or variation

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8
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abjure

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to reject a formally held belief or claim

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9
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piety

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quality of being religious, righteous by virtue

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10
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bereft

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sorrowful through loss or deprivation

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11
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sublime

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worthy of admiration

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12
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prudence

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cautiousness

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13
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succor

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to support, assist

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14
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presentiment

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having insight about the future

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15
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impenitent

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shame or regret about ones action

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16
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supplicate

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to ask for something within prayer

17
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chastisement

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a scolding for making a mistake

18
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usurp

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to seize and take control over something with force