PlagueVocab Flashcards
(22 cards)
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brine
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salty water
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strident
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loud, unpleasant
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tocsin
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alarm bell
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cordon
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a line to keep people separated
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taboo
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something forbbidden, not talked about
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despondent
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sad, depressed
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solace
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comfort
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recrudescent
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something breaking out again
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bereavement
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sadness at a death
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fumigate
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killing things with a gas
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tantamount
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equal to something
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virulent
A
infectious
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despot
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a tyrannical ruler
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martial
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relating to war or soldiers
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billet
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orders for lodging
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populace
A
the people
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necropolis
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city of the dead
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carapace
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a hard shell
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tawdry
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cheap, ugly
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reproach
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reprimand
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morbid
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related to death
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cogent
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clear, well thought out
