Chapter 16~20 vocab Flashcards

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Fetid

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Having a cruel and offensive smell

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Delirium

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Being in a confused state

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Disheveled

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Very messy

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Ferocity

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Savage; wildness

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Supplication

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Earnest request

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Wanton

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Showing no care

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Prospect

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Possibility of having a successful future

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Havoc

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Mass destruction

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Romp

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To play and run around happily/excitedly in a noisy way

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Homage

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Showing/showed respects

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Snub

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To treat someone rudely (by ignoring)

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Profusely

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A large amount of something/In large amounts

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Peevish

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Easily irritated by unimportant things

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Stolid

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Showing no emotion; calm

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Promptly

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With little or no delay

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Subtle

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Not shown obviously

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Earnestness

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Sincere and serious

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Compelling

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Something having a powerful and irresistible effect.

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Affront

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Deliberately accuse

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Sacrilege

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Showing no respect for something sacred

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Grovel

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To lie down on the ground, face down. To make oneself seem powerless and the other powerful.

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Deity

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God, someone who you worship that is viewed as controlling the world

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Pinnacle

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Top or pointy end; peak

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Forsake

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To abandon, leave purposely.

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Fanaticism
To have extreme/excessive interest in something
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Shanty
Something in bad shape (a house that is in bad shape, made out of bad material)
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Turbulent
Sudden and shocking movement
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Perseverance
Strong/persistent determination
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Oblique
Slanting; slanting; inclined
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Trifle
To treat someone with no seriousness and respect
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Consolidate
To make something better/stronger/ or more successful
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Fitful
Constant moving; on and off