ambitous vocab pt 2 Flashcards

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beguiling

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charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way.

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unpretentious

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not attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance, talent, or culture than is actually possessed.

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congested

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(of a road or place) so crowded with traffic or people as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement.

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strangled

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uttered with difficulty, as if from a constricted throat.

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sky

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The velvet cloak

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ocean

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A wave from the ocean rose up like an arm, reaching to the shore.

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raucous

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making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.

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sunset

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The sunset was like a glorious conflagration, blazing with fabulous colours but producing no warmth

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people

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a mob of people

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personifaction of animals

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‘birds danced’

‘mice pranced’

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3 diff types of blue

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  • sapphire
  • teal
  • azure
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2diff types of green

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  • olive

- sage

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1 diff type of black

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-charcoal

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crawled

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sprawled awkwardly

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