Vocab 30 Flashcards

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Adjective: impressive in a way that seems expensive:

The celebrity guests turned up dressed in …… evening gowns.

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Sumptuous

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Noun: the state of being without money, food, a home, or possessions

examples
……… has become a major problem in the capital.
They both died in poverty and ……..

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Destitution

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Adjective: without money, food, a home, or possessions:#

examples
The floods left thousands of people ……

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Destitute

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Verb:
to make someone understand that they have failed or done something wrong and make them want to improve:

examples
He was …….. by the defeat and determined to work harder.

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chasten

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Adjective: extremely dangerous:

The country roads are quite …….

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Perilous

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