Vocabulary Flashcards I Have a Dream and From Cairo

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opaque

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not able to be seen through; not transparent

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reclaim

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to retrieve or recover something

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prism

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a transparent optical element that refracts light

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intermittent

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occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady

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momentous

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of great importance or significance

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defaulted

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failed to fulfill an obligation, especially a financial one

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desolate

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deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness

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degenerate

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having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline

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inextricably

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in a way that is impossible to disentangle or separate

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redemptive

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relating to the act of saving or being saved; having the power to redeem