Chapter 3 Flashcards

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Rough and not smooth or soft, or not in very small pieces

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Coarse

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2
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Making you feel that something bad or evil might happen

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Sinister

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3
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A person who is in charge of people in prison

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Turnkey

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4
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Without money, food, possessions, or any of the things needed to live

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Destitute

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5
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(Of weather) unpleasant, esp. cold or stormy

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Inclement

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6
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Complete, often describing something bad or unsuccessful that has no good or positive points

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Unmitigated**

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7
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A tool consisting of a twisted rod of metal attached to a handle, used for making large holes in wood or in the ground

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Auger

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8
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Strong and powerful, and therefore difficult to deal with if opposed to you

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Formidable

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9
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Extremely determined; never becoming weaker or admitting defeat

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Unrelenting

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10
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An offensive word

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Imprecation

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11
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(Especially of flesh) cut or torn

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Lacerated

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12
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Advising and warning someone about their behavior

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Admonitory

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13
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Making or intended to make someone who is sad or disappointed feel better

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Consolatory

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14
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To complain to someone or about something

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Remonstrated

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15
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Something that is seen or imagined but is not real

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Phantasms

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16
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Sadness and feeling sorry, or something that expresses these feelings

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Lamentations

17
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Spending too much time enjoying physical pleasures and harmful activities such as drinking a lot of alcohol

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Dissipated

18
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A servant, especially a liveried footman or manservant

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Lackey