HONORS Vocabulary Flashcards WK 4

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Travail

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Painful or laborious effort.

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Pining

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Suffering a mental and physical decline, especially because of a broken heart.

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Relinquish

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Voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.

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Unbearable

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Not able to be endured or tolerated.

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Modern

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Relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past.

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Aptitude

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A natural ability to do something.

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Abdicate

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Renounce one's throne.

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Banish

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Send someone away from a country or place as an official punishment.

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Barricade

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An improvised barrier erected across a street or other thoroughfare to prevent or delay the movement of opposing forces.

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Bluff (v)

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Try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions.