Vocabulary Flashcards

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antidote

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a medicine taken to counteract a poison

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usurper

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a person who takes a position of power illegally or by force

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minister

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attend to the needs of someone

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lament

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a passionate expression of grief or sorrow

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abhorred

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regarded with disgust and hatred

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major characters

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main characters, important to the story

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minor characters

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additional characters in a story that are important because they interact with and affect major characters, but could be removed without drastically changing the story

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post-traumatic stress disorder

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a psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event

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compound adjective

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a single adjective that is made up of two or more words

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resolution

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ending of the story; usually ties up loose ends.