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word 3 Flashcards

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Exodus

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noun
A mass departure of people

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Harlot

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Noun
A prostitute

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3
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Bauble

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Noun
A Small decoration

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Insipid

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Adjective
Lacking Flavour

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Locution

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Noun
A style of speech or idiom 

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Sombre

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Adjective
Dull in colour 

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Demure

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Adjective
Reserved or modest

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Endowment

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Noun
A form of property given to someone

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Epithets

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Noun
A descriptive phrase, expressing a quality characteristic

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Ensconced 

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Verb
To settle in a comfortable secure place

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Stave

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Verb
To break something by forcing it inward

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Modality

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Noun
A mode in which something exists in

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Zionism

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Noun
The reestablishment and protection of a Jewish nation

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Contextually

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Adverb
To relate the circumstances surrounding an idea

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Idiom

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Noun
An expression

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Deduce

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Verb
Arrive at by reasoning

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Impetuous

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Adjective
Done quickly without thought

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Welfare 

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Noun
The health and happiness of a person 

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Banal

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Adjective
Lacking in originality that it is to be obvious and boring 

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Venality

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Noun
The willingness to behave dishonestly in exchange for money 

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Zealous

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Adjective
Great enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause

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Sullen

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Adjective or noun
Bad tempered or gloomy

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Invective

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Noun
Abusive language 

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Censure

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Verb
To express severe disapproval of someone

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Denunciation

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Noun
The act of Informing against someone

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Vituperation

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Noun
Bitter and abusive language

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Vehement

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Adjective
Showing strong feelings

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Foreboding

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Noun
A feeling of evil to come 

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Brigand

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Noun
Someone that ambushes people in forest

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Sentry

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Noun
A Soldier stationed to keep guard

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Corpulent

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Adjective
Having a large bulky body

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Inflection

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Noun
A change in the form of a word or pitch

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Denoting

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Verb
To Be a sign of

34
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Adverb

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A word that describes a verb

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