2/25/2025 Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
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Sodden
A
Soaked through; sopping wet
2
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Inhospitable
A
(Of an environment) Harsh and difficult to live in
3
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Bivouac
A
Stay in a temporary camp without cover
4
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Abject
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(Of a person or their behavior) Completely without pride or dignity
5
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Demoralized
A
Having lost confidence or hope
6
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Ghastly
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Causing great horror or fear
7
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Tumult
A
Confusion or disorder
8
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Inexorable
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Impossible to stop or prevent
9
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Felicity
A
Intense happiness; joyful
10
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Deus ex machina
A
“God out of machine;” a literary device in which an unexpected but powerful being or force enters the story and abruptly resolves a seemingly hopeless conflict
11
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Situational Irony
A
What happens in the narrative is opposite of what the reader expects to happen
