"The Bet" Vocabulary Flashcards

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contempt

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Scorn, disdain

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cleaving

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To split, or make something split, especially along a plane of natural weakness

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ethereal

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Light and airy; having to do with the upper regions of space

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procured

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To acquire; to obtain; to get

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implore

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To beg

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treatise

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A formal lengthy written discussion of some subject

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caprice

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A sudden, impulsive change of mind or way of thinking

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theology

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The study of religious doctrines or beliefs

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humane

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Merciful; kind

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posterity

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All of a person’s descendants