Vocab Flashcards

1
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hold back; delay

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Detain

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2
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uselessness

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Vainly

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3
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not returned in a kind way

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Unrequited

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4
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very hot and dry

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Parched

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5
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with great concentration

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Intently

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6
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stories that represent the deepest wishes and fears of human beings

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Myth

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7
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a lesson about the right way to behave

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Moral

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8
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cause to be suffered by someone or something

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Inflicted

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9
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give permission for something to happen

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Consented

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10
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to change

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Converted

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11
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escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or trickery

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Evade

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12
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To reject

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Scorned

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13
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Punishment

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retribution

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14
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hold closely in one’s arms

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Embraces

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15
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a pile of wood for burning a dead body

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Pyre

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