Chapters 9-12 flash cards

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gloating

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Feeling or showing pleasure at one's own success or at another's failure.

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noble

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Having or showing fine personal qualities or high moral principles.

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solemn

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Formal and dignified; serious.

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turret

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A small tower on top of a larger tower or at the corner of a building or wall.

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repulsive

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Arousing intense distaste or disgust.

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gluttony

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Habitual greed or excess in eating.

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overpowering

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Extremely strong or intense; overwhelming.

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vermin

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Wild animals that are believed to be harmful to crops, farm animals, or game, or that carry disease.

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jolting

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Giving a surprise or shock to someone in order to make them act or change.

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laburnums

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A small tree with hanging clusters of yellow flowers, commonly known as golden chain.