ela terms Flashcards by vivian zhu

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indignation

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a feeling of anger

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unadorned

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not decorated to increase its beauty

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enigma

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something that baffles the understanding of something

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fastidious

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to give full attention to

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subversive

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a virtue for a government

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pallid

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pale

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solace

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comfort offered to someone that is miserable

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debilitating

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impairing strength and vitality

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martyr

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someone that voluntarily suffers death

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emissary

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someone sent to represent someone’s interests

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gaunt

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thin from hunger or disease

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disdainfully

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without respect

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clandestine

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secret or hidden

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alluring

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highly attractive

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arbitrary

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far beyond usual

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despondent

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without hope