Vocabulary Flashcards by Tee Naa

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Ascertaining

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To discover with certainty

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Fortitude

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courage in adversity

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Traversed

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travel across

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Gales

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A very strong wind

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Capitulated

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To surrender under specified conditions

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Paroxysm

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a sudden violent emotion

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Indefatigable

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persisting tirelessly

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Interment

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the burial of a corpse in a grave

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Penury

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extreme poverty

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Celestial

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Supremely good

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Immutable

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Not subject to change

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Panegyric

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Elaborate praise

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Dogmatism

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Arrogant, stubborn assertion of opinion

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Entreated

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ask someone anxiously to do something

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Protracted

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To draw out in time

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Spectre

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a ghost

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Remorse

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bitter regret

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Placid

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Undisturbed by disorder

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Exertion

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vigorous action

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Irksome

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Causing annoyance

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Conjectured

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form an opinion on the basis of incomplete information.

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Indelible

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making marks that cannot be removed

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Obliterated

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wipe out

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Ignominious

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causing disgrace

Serenity

the state of being calm

Ecstasy

extreme delight

Fiend

An evil spirit

Pinnacle

the highest point

Innumerable

too many to be counted

Sustenance

means of support

Purloined

steal

Venerable

impressive by reason of age

Enigmatic

difficult to interpret

Amiable

being friendly

Scion

a descendant of a notable family

Immured

confine (someone) against their will

Asylum

a shelter

Deprecate

to express disapproval

Visage

appearance of a person

Rustic

Lacking elegance

Bliss

perfect happiness

Inconstant

likely to change

Impediment

obstacle

Precipice

a very steep place

Ennui

a feeling of dissatisfaction

Languid

faint from illness

Insuperable

impossible to overcome.

Sanguinary

consisting of blood

Magistrate

A minor official

Precarious

dependent on chance

Deranged

make insane

Presentiment

a feeling that something is about to happen

Obstinate

not yielding to argument

Intimidated

frighten

Omnipotence

infinite in power

Stigma

a mark of disgrace