Vocad Ch 4-7 Flashcards

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1
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The quality of being ancient or old

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Antiquity

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2
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Cop or surrounded by darkness

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Benighted

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3
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Branches of a tree

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Boughs

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4
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A loud outcry, an uproar

A

Clamor

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5
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Persons who are offspring, however remote

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Descendants

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6
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To talk on and on in a monotonous way

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Droning

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7
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Very hungry, weakened from hungry

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Famished

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8
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Knotty and twisted, as a trunk of a tree

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Gnarled

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9
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Having a great mental ability ability, clever, resourceful

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Ingenious

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10
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Any of a number of perennial plants of the mint family

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Marjoram

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11
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An awkward, sad, or dangerous situation

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Plight

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12
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To choke, strangle

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Throttle

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13
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A frame consisting of a horizontal board and two pairs of legs

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Trestles

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