Final Flashcards

FSP 114-07 Final Vocab words (40 cards)

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lamentable

A

mournful

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2
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chide

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to scold or reproach; find fault

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3
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obstinate

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Stubborn; not easily yielding

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4
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pliable

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easily bent; adjusting easily to change

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5
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quagmire

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an area of boggy ground; swamp; tricky situation

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6
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despond

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to be depressed by loss of hope, confidence, or courage

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7
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bedaub

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to smearl; soil

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8
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carnal

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not spiritual; merely human; temporal; wordly

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9
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countenance

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calm expression of the face; moral support

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10
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sloth

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indolence; laziness

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11
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celestial

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pertaining to the spiritual or invisible heaven; heavenly

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12
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Zion

A

Jewish people

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13
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avow

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to confess openly

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14
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hummock

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a knoll or hillock; elevated piece of land

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timorous

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full of fear; fearful

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16
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discretion

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the power or right to decide or act according to one’s own judgement

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17
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fiend

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an evil spirit; the devil

18
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delectable

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delightful; delicious

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felicity

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state of being happy; source of happiness

20
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wile

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a trick; deceitful cunning

21
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grievous

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causing grief or great sorrow

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staunch

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strong; firm or steadfast in principle

23
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doleful

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sorrowful; mournful; melancholy

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base (adjective form regarding moral character)

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without moral principles

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pagan
A person who is not Christian, Jew, or Muslin; Polytheistic; Believes in many gods
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wanton
maliciously or unjustifiably; without regard for waht is right
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mountebank
attracting and influencing an audience by tricks
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to rail (intransitive meaning)
To revile or scold in harsh, insolent, or abusive language
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runagate
vagabond
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deportment
the manner in which one conducts oneself
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knaves
a dishonest man
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lucre
money or profit
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stile
a series of steps or rungs used to pass over a wall or fence
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amain
Suddenly; hastily; full force
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diffidence
lacking self-confidence; timid; shy
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malevolent
evil; harmful; injurious; wishing evil or harm to another
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cur
cowardly person
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minion
a follower; subordinate of a person
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wan
dark or gloomy; sickly; lacking color
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jocund
cheerful; merry; joyous