chapter 3 Flashcards

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pariah

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an outcast

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unprecedented

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something that has never happened before

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3
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scrupulous

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very careful

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4
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incapacitated

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hurt beyond functioning

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5
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variable

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something that changes

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6
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ruse

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a trick

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7
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levity

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laughter, joking

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8
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sterile

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medically clean

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potent

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powerful, effective

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arduous

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incredibly difficult

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11
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sustaining

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supporting, giving relief

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12
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emanating

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to come out from a source

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13
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futile

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impossible, hopeless

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14
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famished

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starving

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15
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irreverent

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not taking things seriously

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evasively

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to slip away

17
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deluge

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overwhelming downpours

18
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dissonant

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someone who disagrees

19
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stalemate

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bring to a halt

20
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asphyxiation

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stranglulation

21
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protocol

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a specific way of doing something

22
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dissipate

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scatter, vanish