Lesson 13 Flashcards
(36 cards)
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Fame
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Widespread reputation
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Culprit
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A guilty person
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Grateful
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Thankful
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Trimester
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A period of three months
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Improve
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To bring into better condition
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Retreat
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Strategic withdrawal
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Medieval
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Pertaining to the Middle Ages
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Comfort
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To bring cheer to
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Lateral
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Situated at a side
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Minority
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The smaller part
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Besiege
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To lay siege to
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Convene
A
To assemble
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Fortitude
A
Strength
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Semester
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Six-month academic term
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Reprobate
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A person beyond hope of salvation
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Advent
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Arrival
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Distract
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Divert
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Collateral
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Accompanying
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Séance
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A spiritualists’ session or sitting
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Minutiae
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Small, unimportant details
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Exculpate
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Remove the blame from
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Gratuity
A
Tip
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fate
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What has been preordained
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Coeval
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Contemporary
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Primeval
Pertaining to the first ages
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Fortify
To protect or strengthen against attack
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Multilateral
Having several or many sides
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Possess
Own
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Bimester
A two-month period
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Forte
Strong suit
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Superseded
To replace in power
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Affable
Easy to approach
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Gratis
Free
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Attract
To draw towards
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Entreat
Beg
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Contravene
To come into conflict with
