Lang Vocab for Beloved

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32 Terms

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“ann”

year

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Annals

a record of events year by year

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Superannuated

obsolete through age or new technological developments

super= over or above  

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Biennial

happening every two years

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5

Bi -

Two

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Spite

a desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone; malice; bitter animosity

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Strewn

untidily scattered or dispersed

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Perfunctory

carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection; cursory or hurried

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9

Churn

unpleasantly disturbing feeling; agitation or turning; a machine or container in which butter is made by agitating milk or cream. 

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10

Luminous

full of light; bright or shining

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Revulsion

a sense of disgust and loathing

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12

Rebuke

express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions; to criticize or reprimand

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Deprivation

the damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society; poverty

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Tribulation

a cause of great trouble or suffering

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Rendezvous

a meeting at an agreed time and place, typically between two people.

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Idle

be inactive /avoiding work, lazy

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Yearning

a feeling of intense longing 

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18

Chastise

to reprimand severely; to scold or lambaste

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Sullen

bad tempered and sulky; gloomy, surly

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Reluctant

unwilling and hesitant; disinclined

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Zealot

a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals

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Reverie

a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream

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Vez

make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters; to irritate

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Resigned

having accepted something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about

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Radiate

diverge or spread from or as if from a central point; emit (energy, especially light or heat) in the form of rays or waves

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Unbearable

not able to be endured or tolerated; insufferable

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Elude

evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way.

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Gall

bold and impudent behavior; brazenness; annoyance; irritation

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Riven

split or torn apart violently.

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Righteous

(of a person or conduct) morally right or justifiable; virtuous

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Dissipate

(with reference to a feeling or other intangible thing) disappear or cause to disappear; squander or fritter away

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Indolent

wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy, idle, lethargic

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