English Final 1

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Beowulf:
What does the recorded history go back to?

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55 BC

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Beowulf:
Why is England advantageous?
(3 things)

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Warm climate
Rich fertile soil
Long irregular coast

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Beowulf:
Who were the first known inhabitants of England?

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Cave dwellers

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Beowulf:
Who were the first known invaders, and how long ago?

What did they leave behind?

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Iberian Peninsula (5000 years ago)

Stone Henge

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Beowulf:
Who was the first sustained culture to arrive in Britain, and when?

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Celts (600 BC)

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Beowulf:
Where did the Celts come from?

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From Ireland

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Beowulf:
What are the Celts responsible for?
(8 things)

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Walled Farms
Bronze / Iron tools
Timber and stone forts
Railway gauge
Bee keeping, barrel making, curing meat
Soap

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Beowulf:
What were the Celt's tribes like?
(3 things)

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All tribes were separate
Known for cutting off the heads of enemies and wearing them
Burned victims in "bone fires"

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Beowulf:
What was of utmost importance to the Celts?

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Honor, fame and glory

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Beowulf:
Who were the druids, and what did they worship?

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Celtic pagan priests who worshiped nature, especially oak trees

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Beowulf:
The druids came from where?

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Upper class families

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Beowulf:
The druids sacrificed who, and believed what about the soul?

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Criminals
They believed the soul was immortal and passed from one person to another with their debts and sins

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Beowulf:
How long did the Celts dominate?

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Until the rise of the Roman Empire

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Beowulf:
When did Julius Caesar first begin raiding the island?

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55 BC

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Beowulf:
Where were the Celts driven when Caesar raided the island, and how were they kept there?

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Scotland and Wales
Kept there with a 73 mile wall

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Beowulf:
The Romans made Britain what?

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Civilized

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Beowulf:
What was the population of the Romans?

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About four million people

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Beowulf:
What did the Romans contribute?
(8 things)

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Mining and manufacturing
Large buildings
Theaters
Public bath houses
Sanitation buildings
Amphitheaters
Government education
Roads

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Beowulf:
How long did the Romans rule?

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Almost 400 years

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Beowulf:
Where did the Angles and Saxons come from?

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Germany

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Beowulf:
Why did the Anglo/Saxons come to England?

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Flooding in the North Sea. Their land lay low and the soil was poor

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Beowulf:
What legend do we get from the Anglo/Saxons?

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King Arthur

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Beowulf:
The Anglo/Saxons were what?

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The first true Englishmen

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Beowulf:
Who were the Thanes in the Anglo/Saxons?

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People who devoted life to protecting the king

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Beowulf:
What was the Mead Hall?

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Celebration hall where mead was consumed.
Had a scop singing poet

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Canterbury Tales:
Chaucer was often called the...

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Father of English poetry

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Canterbury Tales:
Chaucer was a well known government official who served under which three monarchs?

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Edward III
Richard II
Henry IV

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Canterbury Tales:
Chaucer composed in the what?

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Vernacular

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Canterbury Tales:
Chaucer was captured in France while serving as a soldier during which war?

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Hundred Years' War

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Canterbury Tales:
Chaucer served as a member of...

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The English Parliament

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Canterbury Tales:
Where was Chaucer influenced by the works of Dante, Petrarch, and Boccacio?

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Italy

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Canterbury Tales:
Chaucer's work as a what led him to create his many written character sketches used in "The Prologue"

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Customs official

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Canterbury Tales:
What is the greatness in the Canterbury Tales?

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The language

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Canterbury Tales:
Chaucer's tomb can be found in Westminster Abbey's special area known as...

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The Poet's Corner

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Canterbury Tales:
What is the name of the inn where the pilgrims gather the night before the trip to Canterbury?

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Tabard Inn

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Canterbury Tales:
What is special about Canterbury Cathedral that causes pilgrims to make this trip?

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The Thomas Becket shrine

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Canterbury Tales:
Distinguished, chivalrous
Fought well in the crusades
Wise
Has good horses
Christian

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Knight

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Canterbury Tales:
Young soldier and lover
Curly hair, 20 years old
Well dressed
Very courteous

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Squire

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Canterbury Tales:
Dressed well, a forester
Good at wood work
Held a bow, shield, sword, long dagger, hunting horn

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Yeoman

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Canterbury Tales:
Spoke in French
Very neat eater
Hates seeing animals hurt
Large forehead
Goes against simplicity

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Nun

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Canterbury Tales:
Manly; a hunter
Ignores old strict rules
Ignored the thought that a hunter could not be a holy man
Did not wish to waste his time with the Bible

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Monk

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Canterbury Tales:
Works for the Church
Greedy
Only associates himself with the elite and rich
Seduces young girls

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Friar

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Canterbury Tales:
Expert at money, but is in debt
Forking beard
Colorful clothes; beaver hat
Horse

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Merchant

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Canterbury Tales:
Books are a luxury
Not religious
Skinny because he spends money on books

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Oxford Cleric

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Canterbury Tales:
Very knowledgeable
Wore multi-colored robes
"Busy"
Precise

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Sergeant at Law

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Canterbury Tales:
Fine foods and drinks
White beard
Extremely generous
Tax collector
Land owner
Wealthy

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Franklin

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Canterbury Tales:
Whipped by their wives
Hats

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5 Guildsmen

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Canterbury Tales:
Good at what he does
Ulcer on his knee

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Cook

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Canterbury Tales:
Came from Dartmouth
Steals wine; no conscious
Ruthless; has a dagger
Horse

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Skipper

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Canterbury Tales:
Smart
Diagnose on the spot
Not religious
Loves gold and money

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Doctor

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Canterbury Tales:
Married five times
Partly deaf
The "Village Bicycle"
Beautiful
Big hips and gapped teeth
Horse

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Wife of Bath

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Canterbury Tales:
Priest; helps the poor
Neglects no one
Follows the gospel

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Parson

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Canterbury Tales:
Brother of the Parson
Farmer by nature; smells bad
Devout; follows the gospel

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Plowman

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Canterbury Tales:
Owns the Tabbard Inn
Proposes telling the tales

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Host

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Canterbury Tales:
Cheats people out of their money
Dishonest
Ginger
Red wart on his nose
Scottish

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Miller

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Canterbury Tales:
Purchaser of food
Works for the 'Inner Temple'
Frugal
Street smart

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Manciple

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Canterbury Tales:
Accountant for farm
Good at his job; saves money
Old, thin, spindly; feared
Horse named Scott

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Reeve

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Canterbury Tales:
Hypocrite
Blond, long hair
Deals with sinners, sells non-real relics
Annoying voice

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Pardoner

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Canterbury Tales:
Summons people to the Church
Ugly; acne; black scabby brows
Drinks a lot; loves onions
Dishonest

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Summoner

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Macbeth:
When was Shakespeare born?

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April 3, 1564

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Macbeth:
Who did Shakespeare perform with?

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Lord Chamberlin's Men

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Macbeth:
Built which theatre?

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The Globe

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Macbeth:
Only who was permitted to perform?

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Men

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Macbeth:
What was the company's most valuable asset?

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Costumes

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Macbeth:
What were the prices?

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1 shilling to stand
2 shillings to sit in balcony

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Macbeth:
Where was the play set?

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Scotland

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Macbeth:
Who was the play written for?

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King James I

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effigy

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(n.) a crude image of a despised person

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Animadversion

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(n.) a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval

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Exigency

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(n.) a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant

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Pusillanimous

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(adj.) contemptibly cowardly or mean spirited

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Abject

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(adj.) degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved

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Histrionic

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(adj.) pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic

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Feckless

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(adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable

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Sumptuous

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(adj.) costly, rich, magnificent

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Sophistry

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(n.) a fallacy; reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound

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Intransigent

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(adj.) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

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Reputed

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(adj.)according to general reputation or belief

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Pejorative

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(n.) the state of being proper, appropriateness

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Mordant

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(adj.) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh

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Plenary

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(adj.) complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members

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Fecund

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(adj.) fruitful in offspring or vegetation

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Jocular

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(adj.) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking

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Indubitable

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(adj.) certain, not to be doubted or denied

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Encomium

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(n.) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

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Perspicacity

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(n.) keenness in observing and understanding

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Propinquity

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(n.) nearness in place or time; kinship

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Viscous

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(adj.) having a gelatinous, or gluey quality;

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personality disorder characterized by sensitivity to rejection, socially inhibited, timid, feelings of inadequacy

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avoidant