week 8 Flashcards

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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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3
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Tranquil

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quiet

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4
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sanctuary

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shelter, place of safety

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5
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ascend

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to rise

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6
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sour grapes

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to want something but you can’t have it so u say bad stuff about it

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7
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Malnutrition

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Faulty or inadequate diet

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8
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Afflict

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To trouble greatly, to distress

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9
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Besiege

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To surround, hem in

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10
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Privation

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lack of necessities

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11
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Sinister

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Evil, ominous

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12
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Ubiquitous

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Bring everywhere at the same time

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13
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Remote

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Distant, hidden away

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14
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Thwart

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To hinder, defeat

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Harbinger

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A forerunner, advance notice

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16
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Malignant

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Likely to cause death

17
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Excruciating

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Agonizing, Torturing

18
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Respite

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An interval of relief, delay

19
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Reverberating

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Reechoing, Resounding

20
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Fretful

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Worrisome, irritable

21
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Succumb

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To give away, yield