Wuthering heights Flashcards

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Execrate

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Feel or express loathing for

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Dissipation

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Disappearance

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Aversion

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A strong dislike

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Vulgar

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Lacking sophistication or good taste or offensive (a vulgar joke)

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Brute

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A savagely violent person or animal

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Contrived

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Created or arranged in a way that seems artificial and unrealistic

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Poignant

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Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

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Ignoble

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Shameful

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Petulant

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Childishly sulky or bad-tempered

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Almanack

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A diary or journal that contains information about the passing of time

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Equanimity

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Cheerfulness; even, calm personality

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Divil

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Devil (Yorkshire dialect)

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Fondling

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A baby who doesn’t have a known origin

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Frivolous

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Thing- not having any serious purpose or value

Person- carefree and superficial

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Propitiate

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To please or calm down

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Approbation

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Derision

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Paroxysm

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A state of rage that makes you shake uncontrollably

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Tarry

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Scruple

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You have a moral conscience [noun]

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Vouchsafe

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To guarantee or confirm

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Scintillating

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Absolutely fascinating

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Stanchion

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Any vertical pole that can be used as support

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Rapport

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A close relationship where you understand each other’s feelings and ideas

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Inure
To accustom to something, especially something unpleasant
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Feigned
Stimulated, pretended, insincere
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Indignant
To be angry or annoyed at what you regard as unfair treatment
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Alleviation
To make something more bearable or less severe
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Covetous
Having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else
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Obstinate
Stubborn; headstrong
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Commendation
Formal or official praise
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Retaliate
To attack in revenge
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Surmise
To guess or to infer
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Pertness
The quality of being attractively small and well-shaped