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