Vocabulary Flashcards

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Circumvent

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to manage to get around

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Despotic

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a ruler who has total power and who often uses that power in cruel and unfair ways

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Bivouac

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a temporary camp (usually one set up by soldiers, explorers, hunters, etc.)

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Veritable

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a word used to emphasize a description or comparison.

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Fastidious

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very hard or difficult to please

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Descried

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to catch sight of

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Quarry

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prey

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Lacerated

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torn or severely wounded

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Marauder

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someone who steals or plunders

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Plunder

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to steal or loot.