1 -2 syllables old words Flashcards

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snappy adj.

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short-tempered , snappy & nervous

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lame adj.

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  1. unable to walk

2. uninspiring & dull

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retard v.

retard n.

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v. delay, hold back

n. a person with mental disability

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Damn 1.
Dam
Damp 3.
Lamp
Clamp 5.
Clam
Claim 7.
slam
lamb 9.
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  1. condemn, disapproval
  2. a barrier hold back water
  3. slightly wet
  4. giving light
  5. a brace to hold things together
  6. shell
  7. v. assert something n. declaration
  8. shut loudly
  9. young sheep
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Hassle n.
Hustle v. 
Hectic adj.
hostile adj.
hostage n.
hospitality n.
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n. inconvenience, nuisance
v. force s.o to move hurriedly
adj. restless, very busy
adj. unfriendly, opposed
n. a person seized
n. friendliness

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stripes–strip
tribe
strike v. n.

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long narrow band
ethnic group
v. hit forcibly– n. walkout, refuses to walk, attack

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Sleazy adj.
queasy adj.
lazy

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  • corrupt, immoral

- nauseated, sick

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droning

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low humming sound

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crutch n.

clutch n.

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n. assist to walk

n. grasp

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per se
vice versa
ect.
and so on (so fort)

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  • by itself
  • the opposite order ( he doesn’t trust her, and vice versa)
  • et cetera, a list will not complete
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Flair
Flake
Flare

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  • ability to do something well
  • n. thin spiece
  • bright flame
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cringe
tinge
tingle
binge
bingle ?
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v. feel disgusted or embarrassment
- color slightly
- a slight prickling or stinging sensation
- binge drinking

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slump v.
lump
dump 3.
dumb
dumpster
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  • sit, lean heavily
  • a compact mass
  • a site for depositing garbage 3.
  • lacking intelligence
  • a large trash
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girdle

diddle

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undergarment

-pass time aimlessly

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pinch
punch
bunch

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v. grip tightly
- a blow with the fist
- a bunch of grapes

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vanish v.
banish
lavish
pleading for mercy/forgiveness

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  • disappear
  • to send someone away, especially from their country
  • luxurious
  • make an urgent request, emotional statement
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distort v.
extort
depicted
dictate

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  • pull or twist out of shape
  • to get something by force or threats
  • to represent or show something in a picture, story
  • give order to, boss around
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Fume n.
blaze 
haze 3.
Flame
blame 5.
Fame
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  • gas, smoke
  • fiercely burning fire
    3. fine dust, smoke
  • fire
    5. responsibility for wrong
  • being known
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desert v. n.

dessert

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v. leave – n. dry area

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Fluff
buff
stuffing

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soft fibers
v. polish,
fill tightly with something

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splash
spatter
Platter n.
Flatter v.

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n. striking on the liquid
n. cover with drops or spots of something
Large dish
Pleased and honored

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Savage
rotting
decay
fossil oil

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adj. very bad and severe

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clutter
Flutter
scatter
utter adj.
filthy
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  1. crowd untidily
  2. Flap the wings rapidly
  3. move different directions
  4. a. complete, v. make s sound
  5. dirty
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glare
stare
glimpse

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  • stare in an angry or fierce way
  • look fixedly or vacantly at someone
  • see or perceive briefly or partially
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Reddish

radish

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n. noun of red

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glamour

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luxury

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rope

robe

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tire, line

outfit

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choir

chore

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sing

duty

29
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altar

alter

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ancestor

change

30
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conceal

prevail

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  • cover

- to be widespread or victorious

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prospect

prosper

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  • view

- be financially successful

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Bless
Blessed–Blest
Blissful

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  • v. to protect, make holy, to favor or to make lucky or happy
  • sacred; holy; sanctified
  • extremely happy; full of joy
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preserve

persevere

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  • hole a place

- persist, carry on

34
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solemn
condemn
autumn
anthem

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  • promise

- to criticize something or someone strongly

35
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Clipper
Flipper
Flip flop

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  • nail cutter
  • cooking turning
  • a light sandal
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damn
lamp
lamb
clamp
clam
claim
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  • bad expression
  • giving light
  • young sheep
  • holding things together
  • shell
  • assert about something
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snuggle
cuddle
smuggle
mug
mugging
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  • move into a warm, comfortable position
  • hold close in one’s arms
  • to import or export secretly
  • attack and rob (someone) in a public place // n.large cup
  • robbing someone in a public place
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dumb
dump 
dumpster
Plump
lump
bump
plunger
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  • lacking intelligence
  • a site for depositing garbage
  • a large trash
  • a full rounded shape, chubby
  • a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape
  • a protuberance on a level surface
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sting
stink
splint
sling
splinter
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  • hurt by bees, wound or pierce with a sting
  • smell very unpleasant
  • a strip of rigid material used for supporting and immobilizing a broken bone
  • a flexible strap or belt used in the form of a loop to support or raise a weight
  • a small, thin, sharp piece of wood
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cramp
spasm
sprain
Strain
cram
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  • painful involuntary contraction—a tool, typically shaped like a capital G
  • an involuntary and abnormal muscular contraction
  • wrench or twist the ligaments of (an ankle, wrist, or other joint
  • to make a strenuous or unusually great effort
  • study intensively over a short period of time
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hunch

hump

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  • bench body forward

- a lump on the back of an animal (such as a camel)–v. to have sex with someone

42
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Flask

Flash

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  • experimental cup

- shine in a bright but brief

43
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Flour
Fluoride
Flower
Fowler
power
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  • food

- a compound of fluorine

44
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Snare

nare

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  • trap to catching birds

- either of the pair of openings of the nose

45
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Scratch
scrape
scrap
crap
crab
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  • mark on surface
  • push or pull a hard to remove dirt
  • a small piece or amount of something–scribbled her address on a scrap of paper
  • something of extremely poor quality
  • Crabs are abundant on many shores
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Shadow
shady
shallow

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Shade vs shape

  • full of shade
  • little depth
47
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reflex
reflect
Flexible

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  • response to stimulus

- throwing back by a body or surface of light

48
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Scrub
scribble
rub

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rub to clean

-write or draw carelessly

49
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schlump
schnauzer
sphinx
split

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slow person

  • dog
  • is a mythical creature with the head of a human
  • break or cause to break
50
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squid
squash
squad
squat
squeeze
sprouts
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-small octopus
-crush or squeeze—n. vegetable–
- a small group of people trained
-crouch or sit with one’s knees bent
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- veggie