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Vocab Words 2 Flashcards

1
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apparition

A

a sudden or unusual sight

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2
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aberration

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moving away from the normal or atypical

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3
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Undeleterious

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harmless

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4
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philoprogenitiveness

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love for one’s own children

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5
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radius

A

range
area

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bas-relief

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slightly raised
a kind of sculpture carved so that figures stand out slightly from the background’s flat surface

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brake

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a thick grouping of trees or undergrowth

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court plaster

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adhesive cloth for covering superficial cuts or scratches on the skin, used in the 18th century

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diatribe

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condemnation
bitter, abusive criticism

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ransom

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a price or a payment demanded in return for the release of property or a person

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11
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magic-lantern views

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slides
a magic lantern was an early slide projector used to show an enlarged image of a picture, popular in the 19th century

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12
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dassent

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dare not

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13
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king Herod

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Herod ruled Judea from 37 BC to 4 BC and at one point ordered the execution of all the boys in Bethlehem younger than 2 years old

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14
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decry

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to minimize or make light of

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15
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collaborate

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to work together on a project

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comply

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to act according to a command, request or order

17
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pervade

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to be spread
to be present throughout

18
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surreptitiously

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in a sneaky way
secretly

19
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palatable

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acceptable to the taste
able to be eaten

20
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depredation

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robbery
plundering

21
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cauterized

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burned a wound in order to stop bleeding or to promote healing

22
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proposition

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suggested plan

23
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commend

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to speak highly of
to praise

24
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impudent

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offensively bold and disrespectful

25
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crabbed hand

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handwriting that is difficult to read

26
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bedlam

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an insane asylum

27
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calliope

A

an instrument fitted with steam whistles, played by keyboard

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