Usher 140, 144, 148 Flashcards
(42 cards)
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sublime
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adj. awe-inspiring
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insoluble
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adj. having or admitting of no solution
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ponder
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v. to consider
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precipitous
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adj. very steep
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lurid
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adj. harshly shocking
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tarn
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n. a lake in the mountain
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sedge
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n. a grassy plant
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sojourn
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n. visit, stay
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importunate
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adj. extremely urgent
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agitation
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n. uneasiness
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acute
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adj. severe
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alleciation
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n. relief
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malady
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n. illness
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paradoxical
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adj. contradicting
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sentiment
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n. an attitude towards something
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affinity
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n. similarity
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pestilent
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adj. deadly, infected, poisonous
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discernable
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adj. able to be percieved
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antiquity
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n. the quality of being very old
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minute
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adj. very small
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dilapitdation
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n. disrepair
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adaptation
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n. adjustment
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specious
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adj. having deceptive attraction
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scrutinizing
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adj. observing carefully
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fissure
n. a narrow opening
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sullen
adj. brooding
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vivacious
adj. lively, spirited
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constrained
adj. forced, impelled
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ennui
adj. bored, lacking interest
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countenance
n. appearance, face
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wan
adj. sickly pale
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cadaverousness
n. a state of emaciaton
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luminous
adj. bright, brilliant
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pallid
n. pale, faint in color
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surpassingly
adv. of a large amount or high degree
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tenuity
n. low density, thinness
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inordinate
adj. exceeding reasonable limits
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prevailing
adj. predominant
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pallor
n. extreme paleness of the skin
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arabesque
adj. of, relating to, or being in the style of an elaborate or intricate pattern
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incoherence
n. lack of cohesion
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futile
adj. hopeless
