English 4 Midterm vocab

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What does avarice mean?

Back

Intense greed.

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What is the state of feeling remorse and wanting to make up for past negative actions?

Back

Repentance.

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What does reckoning [in the face of God] refer to?

Back

Audit.

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What is something that causes pain or distress?

Back

Affliction.

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What does pestilent mean?

Back

Deadly, destructive, dangerous.

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What is the meaning of scourge?

Back

The act of spreading false and damaging information about a person or party.

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What does repose mean?

Back

A state of rest or tranquility.

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What is the definition of repugnant?

Back

Extremely distasteful or unacceptable.

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What does tedious mean?

Back

Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.

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What is brevity?

Back

Conciseness in speech or writing.