Wuthering Heights #2 Flashcards

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Transgress

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To break a rule or limit

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Obdurate

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Hardheaded, stubborn

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Vapid

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Dull, empty

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Paroxysm

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A sudden violent emotion or action

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Alacrity

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A prompt and usually cheerful response

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Aversion

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Strong disinclination, is like toward something or someone

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Degrade

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To demote or debase, to lower in status, character, or dignity

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Disdain

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To treat with scorn or contempt (dislike) to reject as unworthy

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Cogitation

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Serious thought

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Ignoble

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Of lowly origin or birth, without honor

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