#183-194 Flashcards

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agrarian

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(adj): relating to the land or the cultivation of land; rural; rustic

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ravenous

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(adj): extremely hungry

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granary

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(n): a storehouse for grain

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ferment

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(v): to incite or stir up; to agitate

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liable

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(adj): (1) responsible by law; (2) likely to do or to be something

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destitute

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(adj): without the basic necessities of life; impoverished; penniless

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bevel

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(v): (1) to cut or shape to a sloping edge; (2) an instrument consisting of two rules or arms jointed together and opening to any angle for drawing angles or adjusting surfaces to be cut at an angle; (3) the angle that one surface or line makes with another when they are not at right angles

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contrite

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(adj): feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt

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apprehensive

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(adj): anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen

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reverential

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(adj): showing deep respect for someone or something

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gawk

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(v): to stare openly and stupidly

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pauper

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(n): (1) a very poor person; (2) a recipient of government relief or public charity

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