Vocabulary Flashcards

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extricate

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to set free

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agues [a gyooz`]

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fits of shivering

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asylum

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a place of refuge

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penury

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lack of money, property, or necessities

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despotic

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harsh; cruel; unjust

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subsistence

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means of support

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private letters

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conversational letter intended for specific reader

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epistles

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public letters intended for a wide audience

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primary source documents

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nonfiction works that are firsthand accounts

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idyllic

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serenely beautiful and happy.