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AP Literature vocab week 8 Flashcards

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7628699750charnel house (n)place which bodies and bones of the dead are placed0
7628706883minutiae (n)precise details; small or trifling matters1
7628711282obliterated (v)destroyed completely2
7628717572precept (n)a command or principle intended as a genral rule3
7628721256incessantly (adv)ceaseless; never-ending; without interruption4
7628729881infallible (adj)unable to fail or make a mistake5
7628732119profane (adj)impure; contrary to religion; sacrilegious6
7628740006ascribe (v)to attribute to; assign7
7628743702catastrophe (n)a disastrous end8
7628749942delineate (v)to depict or represent9
7628752023dun (adj)dark; gloomy10
7628757321lassitude (n)lethargy or stubbornness11
7628762143shroud (n)cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial12
7628766610asylum (n)a secure retreat; sanctuary13
7628769895impelled (v)urged forward as if driven by strong moral pressure14
7628777988palpitate (v)to beat rapidly and strongly15
7628784161incredulous (adj)skeptical, doubtful16
7628786828specter (n)ghost; phantom; apparition17
7628794749pertinacity (n)persistence; determination18
7628803995convalescence (n)a gradual recovery after an illness19

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