Week 25 Flashcards

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debris

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ruins, fragments

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awesome

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inspiring terror, weird

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dispersed

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scattered, spread, broken up

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eruption

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bursting out

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puny

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weak, unimportant

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obliterate

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erase, wipe out

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deplorable

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sad, pitiable

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initiate

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start, set going

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conflagration

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great fire

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rue

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regret

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congenial

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sympathetic

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hoard

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hide, store, accumulate

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sage

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wise man, philosopher

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aegis

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shield, protection, sponsorship

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detriment

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injury, damage, hurt

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longevity

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long duration of life

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imbibe

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drink

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virile

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masterful, manly

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senile

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infirm, weak from old age

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doddering

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trembling, shaking

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as broad as it is long

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it makes very little difference

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blow hot and cold

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swing for and against something

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burn the midnight oil

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study or work late into the night

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in the doldrums

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in a bored or depressed state