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Flashcards by daly.sarah24, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by daly.sarah24
almost 13 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| antagonist | person who opposes another person |
| apparitions | unusual or unexpected sight; ghostly figure |
| base | low, contemptible |
| bewildered | to perplex or confuse especially by a complexity, variety, or multitude of objects or considerations |
| calumny | an abusive attack on a person’s reputation or good name |
| conjure | appear unexpectedly or seemingly from nowhere as if by magic |
| corroborating | to support or help prove (a statement, theory, etc.) by providing information or evidence |
| defamation | damage the good reputation of someone; slander, libel |
| demonic | caused or done by a demon : of, relating to, or like a demon |
| deposition | law: the process of giving sworn evidence |
| diabolical | extremely evil |
| dissembling | conceal one’s true motives, feelings or beliefs |
| indictment | law: a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime |
| penitence | feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong |
| plaintiff | law : a person who sues another person or accuses another person of a crime in a court of law. |
| prosecutor | a person, public officer who institutes legal proceedings against someone |
| puritanical | very strict especially concerning morals and religion |
| sorcery | the use of magical powers that are obtained through evil spirits |
| supernatural | unable to be explained by science or the laws of nature; of, relating to, or seeming to come from magic, a god, etc. |
| theocracy | the study of religion |
| theology | the study of religious faith, practice, and experience; the study of God and God's relation to the world |
| trafficked | communication or dealings especially between individuals or groups |
| vindictive | having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge |
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