WW 9 Flashcards

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Dumbfound

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To make speechless with amazement, Speechless with amazement

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Ensue

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To follow; to come as a result of or at a later time

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Era

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A particular period in history

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Flourish

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To thrive or prosper, To wave in the air, A sweeping motion, A showy burst of music, A fancy line or curve added to something written

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Garrison

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Soldiers stationed in a place to protect it, A military place of protection, together with its soldiers and weapons, To provide soldiers with a place to live

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Grievous

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Causing grief or pain; hard to bear

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Hoard

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To save and put away, especially secretly, Anything put away in such a manner

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Inundate

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To cover, as with water from a flood, To load with an excessive amount or number of something

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Invincible

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Impossible to defeat

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Nomad

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A member of a group that settles briefly in one place and then moves on to another, Having the characteristics of a nomad

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Placate

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To stop from being angry; to calm

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Principal

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Most important, A person or thing that is of the greatest importance, The head of a school, The sum of money owed, not including the interest

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Recede

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To move back or to drop to a lower level, To become fainter

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Ruthless

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Showing no mercy; pitiless

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Sacrifice

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Something given up for the sake of another, An offering to a god, To give up something for another, To offer something of value to a god

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