TheRoad Word Quiz Flashcards
(55 cards)
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Stark
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Harsh, grim, severe
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Barren
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Unfruitful, unproductive
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Murk
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Darkness, gloom
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Bleak
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Cold and piercing
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Opaque
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Not transparent
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Dogged
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Persistent, stubborn
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Peril
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Danger, risk
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Languor
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Lack of energy
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Uncanny
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Supernatural, mysterious
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Frailty
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Fragility, weakness
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Rank
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Strong- smelling
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Quaint
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Oddly charming
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Litany
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Ceremonial prayer
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Gorge
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A narrow canyon
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Mulch
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Half rotten vegetable matter, compost
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Venture
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Risky or adventurous mission
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Heathen
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Irreligious, uncivilized
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Feral
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Wild
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Rein
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Restraint, control, keep something in check
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Provenance
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Origin
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Passable
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Adequate, acceptable
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Outlandish
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Strange, odd
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Emaciation
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Abnormal thinness caused by malnutrition
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Sinister
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Threatening, evil
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Rummage
To search thoroughly and actively
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Anointing
To make sacred in ceremony that includes applying of oil
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Evoke
To call up, produce
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Embers
Smoldering remains of a fire
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Remnants
Remaining parts
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Oblivion
State of being completely forgotten
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Consort
A group
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Phalanx
A group of people
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Bedlam
State of wild uproar and confusion
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Ascending
Moving upward
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Ample
Sufficient, more than enough
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Hearth
Floor of a fireplace
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Stifle
To suppress, withhold
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Veer
To change direction
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Illucid
Not shining, not bright
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Warily
In a watchful/ cautious way
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Vile
Repulsive, disgusting
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Subside
To become less violent
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Secular
Constant
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To pore
Read or study with steady attention
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Kin
Relatives
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Caustic
Capable of burning, corroding, or destroy living tissue
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Disband
Broke up, dissolved
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Haggard
Worn, exhausted
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Gait
Manner of walking
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Wretched
Miserable
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Leaden
Of dull grey color
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Verdigris
A green or bluish lauds formed on cooper, brass, or bronze
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Myriad
A very great number
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Disinterred
Unearthed, dug up
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Vast
Enormous, immense
