Vocab Words Unit 2 Flashcards

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adhere

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to stay attracted, to hold closely

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affliction

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pain, trouble; suffering of the cause of suffering

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agitate

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to stir or shake up; move violently; to excite or disturb the feeling of

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aggrieve

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to make feel hurt or insulted

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atone

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to make up for having done something wrong or harmful; to make amends

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bedlam

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a state of wild uproar or confusion

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beseech

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to ask in a pleading way; to beg

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coherent

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sticking together; having all parts connected in a proper way, clear; speaking and thinking in a way that makes sense.

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erstwhile

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former,of an earlier time

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haggard

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having a wild but tired look from hunger

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imminent

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likely to occur at any moment

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implicit

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implied rather than expressly stated

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inherent

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an essential part

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intimate

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to hint without openly stating

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misadventure

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a bad fortune

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novelty

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newness and strangeness

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offal

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waste parts left after an animal has been cut up

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pauper

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a very poor person

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scavenge

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to search through junk our waste

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successor

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a person or thing that follows another

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succumb

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to give in, yield, or die

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synthesize

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to form something by combining parts

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tangible

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something that can be touched

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truce

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an agreement to not fight

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visage

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referring to facial features