LOF Ch. 6-12 Flashcards
(17 cards)
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Plinth
A
The square block at the base of a column
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Incredulity
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Unwillingness to believe
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Taut
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Tight; having or giving no slack
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Dun
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Of slightly brownish grey color
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Impervious
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Incapable of being penetrated; not effected by
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Derisive
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Expressing or causing ridicule or derision
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Festooned
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To shape into decorative chains
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Torrid
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Scorching
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Myopia
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A narrow view of something; nearsightedness
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Propitiatingly
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Appeasing or pacifying
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Truculently
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Expressing cruelty it savagery
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Inimical
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Hostile; unfriendly
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Antiphonal
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Relating to an antiphon, psalm it anthem sung responsively
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Ululation
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Howl;wail
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Lair
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A resting or sleeping place for an animal
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Cordon
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A line of troops or persons enclosing an area to prevent a passage
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Crepitation
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A crackling sound
