9/6 Flashcards

(30 cards)

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Pestilence

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Infectious epidemic disease that is devastating

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Termination

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End in existence

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Sagacious

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Wise

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Eccentric

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Unconventional and slightly strange

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Extremity

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The farthest or most remote part, section, or point.

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Shrouded

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To disguise or obscure ones appearance

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Profusion

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Great quantity

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Emanate

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To come out from a source

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Gaudy

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Apparent by showiness or extravagance

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Fete

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A large elaborate party

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Gaunt

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Excessively thin and angular

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Ebony

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Made of ebony, black, dark

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Embellish

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To make beautiful with orornamentation

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Multitude

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A large number of people

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August

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Inspiring admiration or reverence

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Girdle

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Anything that confines or limits

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Ingress

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The act of entering

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Egress

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The act of leaving

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Contagion

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Disease transmission by direct or indirect contact

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Voluptuous

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Indulgence in luxury and pleasure

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Impede

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Obstruct the progress of, hinder

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Casements

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A window sash

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Tremulous

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Characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness

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Emphatic

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Very impressive or significant

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Piquancy
Agreeably interesting or attractive
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Wantion
Without regard for what is right, careless, reckless
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Prostrate
To overthrow, or reduce to helplessness
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Disapprobation
Disapproval
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Phantasms
A creation of the imagination; fantasy
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Illimitable
Boundless