Word set - Week 08 Flashcards

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Surge

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To rush suddenly

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Emaciated

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Abnormally thin, wasted away

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Tranquil

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Quite

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Sanctuary

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Shelter

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Ascend

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To rise

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Malnutrition

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Faulty or inadequate diet

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Afflict

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To trouble greatly, to distress

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Besiege

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To surround, hem in

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Privation

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Lack of necessities

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Sinister

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Evil, ominous

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Ubiquitous

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Being everywhere at the same time

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Remote

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Distant, hidden away

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Thwart

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To hinder, defeat

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Harbinger

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A forerunner, advance notice

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14
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Malignant

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Likely to cause death

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Excruciating

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Agonizing, torturing

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Respite

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An interval of relief, delay

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Reverberating

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Reechoing, resounding

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Fretful

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Worrisome, irritable

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Succumb

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To give way, yield