12-18 vocab Flashcards
1
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truncated
A
cut short
2
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kowtowed
A
to show honor or respect
3
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fracas
A
a noisy quarrel
4
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stiletto
A
a slender knife/dagger
5
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cowered
A
to shrink away or cringe
6
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commode
A
toilet
7
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tensile
A
able to be stretched
8
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aperture
A
hole
9
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deduced
A
infer
10
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audacity
A
boldness
11
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visage
A
appearance
12
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precarious
A
threat of danger
13
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canted
A
to move
14
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stalactites
A
icicle-like deposits
15
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galoshes
A
snow boot
16
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pristine
A
oure/original condition
17
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vista
A
sights or view
18
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dilapidated
A
decay or ruined
19
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doffed
A
to take off
20
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plaintive
A
worthless or boring
21
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A
22
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velocity
A
speed
23
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reverently
A
worshiping or respecting
24
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gob
A
lump or mass
25
elliptical
oval shaped
26
trajectories
the curve at which somthing moves
27
overt
obvious
28
intercede
to beg or plead
29
ebullience
enthusiastic expression
30
aghast
shocked
31
sardonically
bitterly or scornfully
32
entice
tempt
33
delta
change (in math terms)
34
vehemence
powerful
35
flange
used for guiding
36
rent
an opening
37
guile
deceitful
38
stanch
stop
39
swath
to "cut" a path
40
intoned
to utter or say
41
colloquial
familiar
42
emoting
to express emotions
43
accolades
recognition of merit
44
rivulets
a small stream
45
maimed
seriously wounded
