4/22/2025 Flashcards

(28 cards)

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Resilience

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The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties

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Redemption

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The action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil

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Expanse

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An area of something, usually land or sea presenting a wide continuous surface

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Borne

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Carried from one place to another

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Insurgency

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An active revolt or rebellion

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Obstreperous

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Noisy and difficult to control

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Rehabilitation

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The action of restoring someone to health or good reputation or former privileges

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Forte

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A thing at which someone excels

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Laurel

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Praise or honor for an achievement

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Aspirations

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The object at one’s hopes or ambitions

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Plunder

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Steals goods from a person or a place often using force and in a time of war or disorder

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Anti-Semitic

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Hostile to or prejudiced against Jews

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Juggernaut

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A huge, powerful, overwhelming force

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Bombardier

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A member of a bomber crew responsible for sighting and releasing bombs

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Sprawling

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Spread out over a large area in a untidy way

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Crucible

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A situation or severe trial leading to the creation of something new

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Revelry

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Lively and noisy festivities often involving alcohol

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Tedium

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The state of being tedious (too long, slow or dull)

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Inferno

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A large fire that is dangerously out of control; hell

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Retribution

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Punishment inflicted on someone as revenge for a wrong or criminal act

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Distraught

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Deeply upset and agitated

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Cope

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Deal effectively with something difficult

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Purgatory

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A place of temporary suffering inhabited by souls of sinners who are being purified of sin before going to heaven

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Perforated

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Pierced with holes

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Acrid
Having a strong and unpleasant smell or taste
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Haggard
Looking exhausted and unwell, esp. from fatigue, worry, or suffering
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Provisions
Supplies of food, drink, and equipment especially for a journey
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Disoriented
Without a sense of direction; having lost one's barrings; confused