Vocabulary - The Eleventh Plague - Part 2 Flashcards

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Lashed

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fasten securely with a cord or rope

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Awning

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a rooflike cover extending over or in front of a place (as over the deck or in front of a door or window) as a shelter

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Asphalt

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a black substance that is used for making roads

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4
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Tombs

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a building or chamber above or below the ground in which a dead body is kept

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5
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Intimidate

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to make (someone) afraid

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Lumbered

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to walk clumsily or awkwardly

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7
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Hilt

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the handle of a sword or dagger

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8
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Canopy

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the highest layer of branches in a forest or on a tree

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Vertigo

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a feeling of dizziness caused especially by being in a very high place

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10
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Torrent

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a large amount of something that is released suddenly

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Vacant

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showing no indication of what someone is thinking, feeling, etc.

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Corporal

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of or relating to the body

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13
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Stern

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very serious especially in an unfriendly way

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14
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Valid

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fair or reasonable

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Painstaking

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taking or showing great care

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Broad

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large from one side to the other side

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17
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Quarry

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an open excavation usually for obtaining building stone, slate or limestone

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Dopey

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foolish or stupid

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Mock

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Ambushes

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a hidden place from which a surprise attack can be made

21
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Oblivion

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the state of being destroyed

22
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Petty

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not very important or significant

23
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Acknowledge

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to take notice of

24
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Vagrants

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a person who has no place to live and no job and who asks people for money

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Deadfall
a tangled mass of fallen trees and branches
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Gangrene
the decay of flesh that occurs in a part of the body that no longer has blood flowing to it
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Nemesis
an opponent or enemy that is very difficult to defeat
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Bulk
most of something : the largest part of something
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Calloused
being hardened and thickened
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Prissy
having or showing the annoying attitude of people who care too much about dressing and behaving properly and who are easily upset by other people's behavior, language, etc.
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Aneurysm
an abnormal blood-filled bulge of a blood vessel and especially an artery resulting from weakening (as from disease) of the vessel wall
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Disheveled
not neat or tidy
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Profane
showing disrespect for God or holy things
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Haggard
looking very thin and tired especially from great hunger, worry, or pain
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Jumble
a mass of things mingled together without order or plan
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Bedroll
bedding materials that are rolled together so that they can be carried from one place to another
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Vast
very great in size, amount, or extent
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Sustain
to provide what is needed for (something or someone) to exist, continue, etc.
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Slack
not stretched or held in a tight position
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Yawning
very large or wide open