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vocab final

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cadaverous   of or like a corpse; pale; gaunt; thin  
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daunt   to make afraid; to discourage  
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egress   an exit; a means of going out  
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flux   a state of continental change or movement  
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gothic   of the middle ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction  
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hovel   a wretched living place; an open shed  
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allude   to hint at; to refer to indirectly  
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chafe   to wear or irritate, often through rubbing or friction  
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desist   to stop; to discontinue  
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effrontery   shameless boldness  
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glean   to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor  
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aghast   feeling great dismay or horror  
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bilk   to cheat or swindle; to thwart  
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decadence   moral deterioraion  
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demise   death; a ceasing to exist  
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eradicate   to wipe out; to destroy  
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affiliate   an associate; a partner  
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blatant   obvious; too conspicuous  
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desolate   lonely; forlorn; uninhabited; barren  
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fawn   to act slavishly submissive  
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neophyte   a beginner  
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prevaricate   to lie  
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emissary   one sent on a special mission to represent others  
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futile   useless; pointless  
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genesis   beginning; origin  
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immaculate   spotless; perfect  
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lacerate   to tear (flesh) jaggedly  
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nefarious   very wicked; notorious  
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anthropomorphic   attributing human characteristics or qualities to objects, animals, or gods  
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deluge   a flood; an overwhelming rush  
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guile   slyness and cunning in dealing with others  
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havoc   great destruction; chaos  
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modicum   a small amount  
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defunct   no longer in existence  
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effusive   emotionally excessive; overl demonstrative  
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holocaust   a great or complete destruction of life  
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humane   kind; compassionate  
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impertinent   rude and disrespectful  
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lament   to mourn  
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lethal   deadly; fatal  
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nemesis   someone or something a person cannot conquer or achieve; a hated enemy  
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