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Wuthering heights Flashcards

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Execrate

A

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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Approval

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Derision

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Mockery

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Paroxysm

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A state of rage that makes you shake uncontrollably

19
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Tarry

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To delay

20
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Scruple

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You have a moral conscience [noun]

21
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Vouchsafe

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To guarantee or confirm

22
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Scintillating

A

Absolutely fascinating

23
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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

25
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Inure

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To accustom to something, especially something unpleasant

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Feigned

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Stimulated, pretended, insincere

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Indignant

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To be angry or annoyed at what you regard as unfair treatment

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Alleviation

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To make something more bearable or less severe

29
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Covetous

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Having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else

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Obstinate

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Stubborn; headstrong

31
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Commendation

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Formal or official praise

32
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Retaliate

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To attack in revenge

33
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Surmise

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To guess or to infer

34
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Pertness

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The quality of being attractively small and well-shaped

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