Chapter 8 Vocabulary Flashcards
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Azalea
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A colorful flower often used as a decoration
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Aberration
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A deviation
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Cannas
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A tropical flower
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Caricature
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A representation of a person where features are distorted
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Cordial
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Warm and friendly
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Flue
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A channel in a chimney that allows smoke and flames to pass to the outside
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Meteorological
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Relating to weather or meteorology
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Hermaphrodite
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Animal or plant with both male and female reproductive organs
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Near libel
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Close to, or almost harming someone’s reputation
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Perpetrated
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Committed
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Plaited
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Braided
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Procured
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Got
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Prophet
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One who predicts the future
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Quelled
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To overwhelm something until it is powerless
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Roomers
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Roommates
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Switches
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Slender branches
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Taffeta
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A lustrous, stiff fabric
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Touchous
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Touchy and sensitive
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Treble
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High
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Unfathomable
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Cannot be understood
