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English.midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| waiflike | resembly someone, usually a young person, with a thin fragile appearance who looks needy |
| divinity | the quality associated with being God, a god, or a goddess |
| encumber | to burden or weigh down somebody or something; to hamper or impede |
| insignificant | not important |
| mysticism | the belief that personal communication or union with the divine is acheievd through intuition, faith, ecstasy, or sudden insight rather than through rational thought |
| unsentimental | not e otional; unaffected by emotional matters |
| indulgently | in a permissive, tolerant, way, such as to humor somebody's wishes |
| initiation | action that causes something, especially an important process or event, to begin |
| conviction | firmly held belief |
| lorries | large vehicles for transporting goods by road |
| deportee | somebody who has been or is waiting to be deported |
| fascist | somebody who supports or advocates a system of government characterized by dictatorship, centralized control of private enterprise, repression of all opposition, and extreme nationalism |
| ghetto | an area of a city lived in by a minority group, especially a run-down and densely populated area lived in by a group that experiences discrimination |
| anecdote | a short personal account of an incident or event |
| pathetic | provoking or expressing feelings of pity |
| truncheon | a baton carried as a symbol of rank or authority; a police officer's club |
| indiscriminately | in a random, haphazard, or confused manner |
| expulsion | the forcing out of something or somebody from something |
| pillage | to steal goods using force, especially during a war |
| hermetically | so tighly or perfectly fitting as to exclude the passage of air |
| pious | devoutly religious |
| abyss | a chasm or gorge so deep or vast that its extent is not visible |
| pestilential | likely to cause a contagious disease or to be infected with one |
| barometer | something that indicates an atmosphere or mood |
| abominable | extremely repugnant or offensive |
| anguish | extreme anxiety or emotional torment |
| monotonous | uninteresting or boring as a result of being repetitive and unvaried |
| bewildered | extremely confused |
| invalids | people unable to care for themselves due to weakness or illness |
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morgan.acosta.15
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