Week 3 Flashcards

1
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Call on or summon

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Invoke(v)

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2
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Compelling, driving force

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Compulsion(n)

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3
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Refuse to move or act

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Balk(v)

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4
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Autocratic; tyrannical; absolute

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Despotic

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5
Q

Persuade lead on to some action, condition or belief

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Induce (v)

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6
Q

Dishonest or deceitful person

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Knave(n)

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7
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Guess, prediction made with incomplete evidence

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Conjecture (n)

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8
Q

Disgraceful or dishonorable

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Infamy(n)

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9
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bold disrespect

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Insolence(n)

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10
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Be enough; be sufficient or adequate

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Suffice(v)

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11
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Slow sad song or poem

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Dirge (n)

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12
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To treat with great respect, love and awe, as if sacred

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Reverence(n)

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13
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Sinfully, wickedly

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Vilely(adj)

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14
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Cause of annoyance or distress

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Vexation(n)

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15
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A member of a people regarded as primitive and uncivilized

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Savage(n)

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16
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Exhibiting appropriate behavior or conduct

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Decorous (ad)

17
Q

An object with magical powers

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Talisman (n)

18
Q

The act of accusing in return: opposing another charge

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Recrimination (n)

19
Q

Commotion of a great crowd; disorder

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Tumult(n)

20
Q

To cleanse oneself of sin

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Purge(v)