8th Vocabulary Deck For Language Arts Flashcards

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Seeking and enjoying the company of other people, sociable
Sounds like: hilarious Greg
Gregarious Greg is hilarious.

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Gregarious
(GRUH GAIR EE US)
Adjective

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Marked by free and sincere expression
Sounds like: frankfurter
A frank frankfurter

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Frank
(FRANK)
Adjective

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Directly forward without hesitation, a straight path
The solider fourth from the right was forthright
Sounds like fourth from the right

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Forthright
Adverb and noun
(FORTH RITE)

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To gather or store
Sounds like: Gardner
The Gardner garnered a large crop.

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Garner
(GAHR NUR)
Verb

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Fight or hostile brawl
Sounds like: hay
A fray in the hay

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Fray
(FRAY)
Noun

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The art of good eating
Sounds like: astronomy
One can learn great deal about a country by studying gastronomy.

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Gastronomy
(GA STRON OF MEE)
Noun

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A rapid outburst for barrage
Sounds like: fuselage
A aircraft fuselage revived a fusillade of gunfire

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Fusillade
(FYOO SE LAHD)
Noun

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A rate of inclination, a slope
Sounds like: great aunt
The gradient of the hill made it hard for me to ride my bike

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Gradient
(Gray dee UNT)
Noun

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To take a risk for some advantage
Sounds like: gamble
A gambit not worth the gamble

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Gambit
(GAM BIT)
Verb

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Seriousness or importance.
Sounds like: gravity
Sir is sac newton is about to learn the gravity about gravity

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Gravity
(GRAV IH TEE)
Noun

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