Vocabulary Flashcards

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Brandish

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Wave or flourish in a menacing way

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Chastise

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Severely scold

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Imperial

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Supreme authority

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Prophetic

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Predicting or foreshadowing

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Shoal

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A shallow place in a body of water

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Sovereign

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Supreme; above all others

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Surmise

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Guess

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Vantage

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A position that provides a broad view of a place or an idea

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Entreat

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To beg, plead

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Scruples

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A feeling of uneasiness about doing things that one thinks are wrong