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Unit 1 Vocabaulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Very beautiful; delicate; carefully wrought | exquisite |
| something causing pain or suffering | affliction |
| signs; things that point out or signify | indications |
| a great supply; more than enough | abundance |
| washing or cleansing the body as part of a religious rite | ablutions |
| jutted out | protruded |
| United with others for a common purpose | confederate |
| an inclination or tendency | disposition |
| careful consideration | deliberation |
| hateful; detestable | loathsome |
| likely to cause disease | pestilential |
| plentiful; abundant | copious |
| shortsighted; failing to provide for the future | improvident |
| greed for riches | avarice |
| calm; soothe | pacify |
| steal | pilfer |
| large, pointed stakes set in the ground to form a fence used for defense | palisades |
| strange or fanciful ideas | conceits |
| soothed; calmed | mollified |
| danger | peril |
| reluctant; unwilling | loath |
| various; different | sundry |
| reward; repayment | recompense |
| in many ways | manifold |
| persist; be steadfast in purpose | persevere |
| all-powerful | omnipotent |
| inexpressible; unable to be spoken | ineffable |
| sad; mournful | dolorous |