Night Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
surname
A
a family name
2
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encumbered
A
hindered; restricted
3
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insignificant
A
trivial; not important
4
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profoundly
A
absolutely; in an unqualified way
5
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deportees
A
people who are expelled from a country
6
Q
emigration
A
leaving one area to settle in another
7
Q
treatise
A
written discussion of a topic
8
Q
anecdotes
A
short, humorous stories
9
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melancholy
A
sadness; depression
10
Q
constraint
A
restrictions
11
Q
provisions
A
necessary supplies, such as food
12
Q
hermetically
A
sealed against the entry or escape of air
13
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pestilential
A
likely to cause an epidemic disease
14
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notorious
A
known widely and unfavorably; infamous
15
Q
devoid
A
completely lacking or empty
16
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monocle
A
an eyeglass for one eye
17
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lucidity
A
clear understanding
