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Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Carrion | dead and rotting flesh |
Pinion | bind the wings so as not to fly; confine |
Kismet | fate |
Ambivalence | indecision; experiencing contradictory emotions |
Attrition | a gradual reduction or weakening; a rubbing away |
Edification | enlighten; instruct |
Ablution | a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual; the liquid used in such an act |
Elocution | the art of public speaking |
Writhe | to cause to twist or bend; to suffer acutely, as in pain or embarrassment |
Pedestria | ordinary; moving on foot |