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Unit 3: The Dark Side — Vocabulary Flashcards

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Affable Definition

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friendly

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Amenities Definition

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comforts and conveniences

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Ardent Definition

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passionate

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Brier Definition

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a tobacco pipe made from the stems and roots of a shrub

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Debacle Definition

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a sudden and violent social collapse or disaster

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Disarming Definition

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no cause for alarm

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Doggedly Definition

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with great determination

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Droll Definition

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oddly amusing or comical

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Imprudent Definition

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unwise

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Indolently Definition

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lazily

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Lacerated Definition

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cut; sliced

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Opaqueness Definition

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quality of being difficult to see through

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Palpable Definition

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capable of being felt

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Quarry Definition

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prey; something to be hunted

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Refectory Definition

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dining hall

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Repast Definition

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meal; banquet

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Sallow Definition

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sickly yellow color

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Scruples Definition

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concerns; qualms

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Solicitous Definition

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politely concerned

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Staccato Definition

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(in music) detached and separated notes

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Tangible Definition

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able to be touched or felt

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Venerable Definition

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commanding respect; impressive

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Zealous Definition

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fanatic

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Absconded Definition

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left

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Accosted Definition
greeted
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Catacombs Definition
network of caves, grottos, or underground passages; originally, a burial district in Rome said to be used by early Christians
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Circumscribing Definition
enclosing and limiting
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Clamored Definition
shouted; roared
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Fettered Definition
bound by chains
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Flagon Definition
cruet; ceramic or metal beaker, such as the pitcher used in the Christian Eucharist
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Gesticulation Definition
set of gestures
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Hearkened Definition
listened
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Immolation Definition
sacrifice, especially by fire
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Impunity Definition
exemption from punishment
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Precluded Definition
made impossible
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Promiscuously Definition
in a disordered way; haphazardly
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Puncheons Definition
casks containing 84 or 120 gallons
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Rampart Definition
hill
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Rapier Definition
a slender sword
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Retribution Definition
payback; justly deserved punishment
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Rheum Definition
watery or thin mucus discharge, as one gets when one has a cold
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Unredressed Definition
unsettled
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Balmy Definition
soothing, mild, and pleasant, like balm
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Bosom Definition
(in poetic terms) a place of loving care
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Crystalline Definition
having characteristics of or made of crystals
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Euphony Definition
pleasing, harmonious sounds
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Knells Definition
rings slowly and solemnly
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Monody Definition
one voice or tone
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Sledges Definition
horse–drawn sleighs
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Voluminously Definition
with great volume; loudly
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Coveted Definition
longed to possess
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Dissever Definition
divide; sever
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Sepulcher Definition
a cave or room used as a burial site
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Seraphs Definition
heavenly beings having three pairs of wings
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Beguiling Definition
enchanting
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Gaunt Definition
very thin; bony; worn-looking
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Lattice Definition
a framework of overlapping materials
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Melancholy Definition
gloominess; sense of sadness
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Mien Definition
manner or appearance
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Obeisance Definition
bending in respect or obedience
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Pallid Definition
extremely pale
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Placid Definition
peaceful; serene
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Respite Definition
relief
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Surcease Definition
an end or stop to something
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Wrought Definition
made and shaped
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Boisterous Definition
noisy and unruly
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Interminably Definition
endlessly
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Jovial Definition
merry; jolly
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Paraphernalia Definition
miscellaneous equipment and tools
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Perfunctory Definition
routine; cursory
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Petulantly Definition
in a pouting manner
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Profusely Definition
abundantly
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Reprimands Definition
scoldings
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Ritual Definition
customary practice or codified set of actions
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Stoutly Definition
resolutely; with determination
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Cryptic Definition
short and puzzling

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