Chap 6-9 Flashcards

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Alter ego

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A second self

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Abhor

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To regard with extreme

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Austere

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Stern and cold in appearance or manner

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Blood money

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Money paid by a killer as compensation to the next of kin of a murder victim

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Curtly

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Rudely short or abrupt

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Embody

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A thing in which something is embodied

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Facade

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  1. The front of a building

2. A false appearance or effect

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Grimace

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A facial expression of disgust

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Guileless

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Free of cunning

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Harried

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To torment by or as if by constant attack

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Indignation

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Anger aroused by something unjust

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Interlude

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Intervening period, space, or event

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Morose

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Marked by expressive gloom

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Shirked

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To avoid performing

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