Week 8 Flashcards by Ghazaal Azin | Brainscape

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Emaciated

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Abnormally thin, wasted away

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Surge

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To rush suddenly

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Tranquil

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Quiet, peaceful

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Sanctuary

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Shelter, place of protection

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Ascend

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To rise

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Malnutrition

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Faulty or inadequate diet

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Afflict

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To trouble greatly, distress

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Besiege

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To surround, hem in

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Privation

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Lack of necessities

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Sinister

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Evil, ominous

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Ubiquitous

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Being everywhere at the same time

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Remote

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Distant, hidden away

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Thwart

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To hinder, defeat

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Harbinger

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Forerunner, advance notice

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Malignant

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Destructive, diseased, deadly, life-threatening

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Excruciating

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Agonizing, torturous

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Respite

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Interval of relief, delay, postponement

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Reverberating

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Echoing, resounding

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Fretful

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Worrisome, irritable

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Succumb

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To give way, yield