Vocabulary Chapter 1-6 Flashcards by Lisa McMillan | Brainscape

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Skewed

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Turned to one side

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Bastion

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A well fortified position

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Hiatus

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A pause

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Gesticulated

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Made hand motions

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Ebullience

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Zestful enthusiasm

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Pall

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Gloomy effect

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Festooned

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Decorated

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Inscrutable

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Impenetrable

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Opaque

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Light can’t penetrate it

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Declivities

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Downward slopes

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Impalpable

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Intangible

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Sinewy

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Lean and muscular

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Tacitly

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Without being spoken

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Specious

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Plausible but actually false

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Improvisation

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To invent without preparation

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Apex

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The highest point

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Effigy

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A likeness or image

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Incantation

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A verbal charm or spell

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Incredulity

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Disbelief

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Taut

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Tight

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Derisive

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Scornful

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Tempestuously

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Like a storm; turbulently