Unit 1 Flashcards

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apathy

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n; absence of emotion, lack of interest

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Abominable

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adj ; hateful, detestable, loathsome

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appease

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v; bring to a state of peace, quiet, calm, ease, contenment

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deliverance

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n; giving forth or emitting

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devotion

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n; profound dedication, earnest attachment to a cause

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discern

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v; to distinguish or discriminate

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duration

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length of time something continues or exists

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gape

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n; wide opening, a stare

v; split or become wide

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incense

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n; homage, adulation, perfume or smoke rising from a burning substance

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mediator

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v; person who settles a dispute, reconcile

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pious

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adj; earnest wish to fulfill

religious obligations, religious devotion

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vengeance

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n; infliction if injury, harm, humiliation

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venomous

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adj; poisionous, sting, wound, spiteful, malignant

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