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unit 1 Short Story Flashcards

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Something that makes life more comfortable or convenient (n)

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Amenity

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Friendly or pleasant (adj)

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Affable

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Boredom (n)

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Ennui

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Lazy (adj)

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Indolent

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Capable of being touched (adj)

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Palpable

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Deserving respect because of age and dignity (adj)

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Venerable

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Calm (adj)

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Placid

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Showing concern (adj)

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Solicitous

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To come from - flow forth (v)

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Emanated

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Having or showing intense feeling (adj)

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Fervent

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Domineering - arrogant (adj)

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Imperious

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Something given or done as a repayment or reward (n)

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Retribution

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To perform a formal ceremony (v)

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Solemnized

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Round about - not straight forward (adj)

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Devious

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Rosy - flowery(adj)

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Florid

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A low wall or railing around the edge of a roof

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Parapet

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to horrify shock (v)

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Appalled

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Noticeable or recognisable (adj)

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Perceptible

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To confine an animal to a certain area by tying or chaining it (v)

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Tethering

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Unharmed (adj)

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Unscathed

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To disfigure (v)

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Defaced

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Required (adj)

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Compulsory

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To skip off a surface after striking it at an angle (v)

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Ricocheted

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Reddish brown (adj)

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Roan

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Very fearful (adj)

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Craven

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Mocking (adj)

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Derisive

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Not able to pay debts (adj)

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Insolent

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Wild noise and disorder (n)

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Pandemonium

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Troubled - anxious (adj)

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Distraught

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Mysterious (adj)

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Inscrutable

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Having a very exhausted appearance (adj)

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Haggard

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To leap / underground room / burial chamber (v,n)

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Vault

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