Vocabularg 1 Flashcards

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Façade

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The front of a building especially imposing or decorative one. also he falls were superficial appearances often designed to give a favorable impression.

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Suppliant

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A person who makes a humble and earnest entreaty, a petitioner.

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Oracle

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A divine utterance made by a god though a priest or priestess in responds to an inquiry.

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Denounce

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To criticize, to disapprove of

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Sphinx

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A mythical created having the face of a woman, the body of an lion, and wings of an eagle. A mysterious, inscrutable person or thing.

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Infamy

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Disgrace, bad reputation or fame marked by something atrocious.

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Fathom

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To comprehend, understand

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8
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Sanctimonious

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Faking devoutness

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Defilement

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Corruption, blasphemy, sacrilege.

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Clairvoyance

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The power to forage or feel things that are unperceivable by human senses

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Harrowing

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Disturbing, upsetting. As a verb, to disturb keenly or painfully.

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Furies

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In Greek mythology, three spirits who avenged evildoers.

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Quarry

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An animal or bird hunted or pursued, any object of search pursuit, or attack.

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Spurned

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Rejected, disrespected. As a verb, to reject or disrespect someone or something.

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Mantic

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Having the power of divination.

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