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American Lit Final Flashcards

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narrowly enclosed/no air/stuffy

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closed

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state of low spirit/depression

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despondency

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extremely urgent/serious

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dire

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a tension or clash resulting from the combination of 2 disharmonious or unsuitable elements/discord

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dissonance

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5
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clothing

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garb

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sad and pensive

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melancholy

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relating to or expressing penance/contrite

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penitential

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having no power or energy left/exhausted

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spent

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surrounded or filled with a quality/saturate

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steep

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prohibited or restricted by social custom

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taboo

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non self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking

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abstemious

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having friendly behavior

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amiable

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of or typical of a despot/tyrannical

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despotic

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saving money

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frugal

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strongly suggest the truth

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imply

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important; famous/eminent

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prominent

17
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a violent person, especially involved in crime

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ruffian

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of a person’s hair disarranged

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ruffled

18
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the state of being superior

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superiority

19
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hold and use a weapon/tool

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wield

20
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performer of conjuring tricks; a magician

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conjurer

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abnormally thin or weak, especially bc of illness or lack of food/enfeebled

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emaciated

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faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support

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fidelity

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engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle

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grapple

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impossible to pass through or enter/impervious

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impenetrable

25
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unconsciousness

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insensibility

26
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make or become dry through intense heat

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parch

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tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion

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quiver

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the quality of

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