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Brit Lit Semester 1 Final > Vocabulary > Flashcards

Vocabulary Flashcards

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Loathsome

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disgusting

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Blanch

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turn white, bleach

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Fervent

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showing intensity of spirit, glowing

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Livid

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discolored from bruising, furious

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Rancor

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bitterness or resentment

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admonish

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to warn or caution

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fatalism

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idea that events are set in advance, humans cannot change them

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anglophile

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someone who likes british culture

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chide

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express disapproval of, scold

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venerable

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commanding respect because of age

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chronicle

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to record events

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countenance

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look or expression of the face

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shriven

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forgiven for sin, absolved

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assuage

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to make milder, relieve

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upbraid

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to find fault with or reproach severely

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sedately

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keeping a quiet, steady attitude

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accrue

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to accumulate or to be added periodically

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entreaty

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serious request or plea

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19
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sundry

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various

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duress

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compulsion by means of threat

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sanguine

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cheerful, confident and hopeful

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solicitous

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anxious, concerned, eager to obtain something desirable

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cloister

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a place devoted to religious seclusion

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motley

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composed of diverse elements

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tempest

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a violent storm

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asunder

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into parts

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malady

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a disease or disorder

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28
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castigate

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to punish someone severely

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29
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privy

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private, withdrawn

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implore

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to call or pray for earnestly, to plead, beg

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rebuke

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to criticize sharply

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bequeath

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to give or leave by will

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33
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-temp-

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time

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staunch

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firm, brave

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baleful

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threatening evil, sinister

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dominion

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the power of governing

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dais

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raised platform

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wallow

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to roll or flounder about

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miscreants

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villians

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convictions

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strong and fixed beliefs

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cadences

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rhythmic flows or sequences

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censured

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gave strong expression or dissaproval

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strictures

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rules restricting behavior

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profoundly

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in an intellectually deep way

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prodigious

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wonderful or marvelous in an impressive way

46
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advent

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time when something first begins to be widely used

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concord

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friendly relations

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fortitude

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courage

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indolence

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laziness

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liberality

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generosity

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posterity

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succeeding or future generations

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surmise

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to form a notion from little evidence

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fealty

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faithfulness, loyalty

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laudable

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praiseworthy

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prudent

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wise

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voluble

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talking a great deal, talkative

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astute

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clever and preceptive

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ignominy

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disgrace and dishonor

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patrimony

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inheritance from father, heritage

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pussillanimous

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cowardly, lacking courage

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dissension

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disagreement

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lascivious

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lustfullness

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pressumptuous

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taking liberties

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rapacious

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greedy

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implacable

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unable to be appeased

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respite

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a period of temporary delay

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impetuous

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characterized by sudden action

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bedlam

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a state of wild uproar

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obliquely

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indirectly

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enmity

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deep-seated hatred

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importune

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to beg for urgently

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rudiment

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a begining, fundamental

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collateral

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a security or guarantee

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deference

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respectful giving in

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expedient

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proper under circumstances

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disconsolate

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hopelessly unhappy

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elicit

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to draw out or call forth

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scathing

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bitterly severe, harshly critical

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encumberance

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a burden

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civility

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training in humanities

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consternation

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amazement that throws into confusion

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dexterity

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mental skill, quickness

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foment

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promote growth

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implicitly

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capable of being understood through something else though unexpressed

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remonstrate

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plead in protest

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caprice

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sudden change in mood or behavior

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descant

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to discuss

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reposity

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place where things are stored

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vehment

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marked by forceful energy, intensely emotional

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copse

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group of trees growing close together

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vouchsafed

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to give by way of reply

92
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aquiesced

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to do what someone else wanted even though you didnt want to

93
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contrition

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state of feeling sorry for bad behavior

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depredation

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act of destroying something

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forbearance

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being patient, having willingness to forgive

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overtures

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attempt to begin a friendly relationship

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redress

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to correct

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succor

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help, relief, aid

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usurp

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to take and keep by force

Brit Lit Semester 1 Final (1 decks)

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