1 Flashcards
(21 cards)
1
Q
Inferno
A
A place of fiery heat or destruction
2
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Canto
A
A chapter in an epic poem
3
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Epic
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A long narrative story about the journey of a hero
4
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Allegory
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A story that is read on both a literal and symbolic level
5
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Sloth
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Laziness
6
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Wrath
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Anger
7
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Gluttony
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Excess
8
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Pride
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A high opinion of one’s own importance or superiority
9
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Lust
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A passionate desire of craving
10
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Avarice
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Greed
11
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Malice
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Spite
12
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Fraud
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A deception deliberately practiced in order to secure unfair or unlawful gain
13
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Incontinence
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Inability to control yourself
14
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Miser
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A stingy cheap person
15
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Tremulous
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Trembling; Fearful
16
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Bliss
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Supreme happiness
17
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Opportunist
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A person who makes decisions to benefit himself
18
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Putrid
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Extremely rotten or decayed
19
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Woe
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Distress
20
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Omnipotence
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The quality of being all powerful
21
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Forsaken
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Abandoned
