Chapter15 Flashcards

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Feeble

A

Markedly lack in strength

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2
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Pervade

A

To become diffused through every part of

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3
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Stamen

A

The male organ of a flower

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4
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Wholly

A

Completely

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5
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Pad

A

To increase or expand especially with useless, misleading fraudulent matter

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6
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Prominent

A

Readily noticeable

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7
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Content

A

Struggle

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8
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Craze

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To make insane or as if insane

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9
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Wade

A

Step in or through a medium that offers more resistance than air

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10
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Plump

A

Having a full round especially in a pleasant form

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11
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Flop

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A thick semiliquid substance that is usually unattractive in appearance

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12
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Wisp

A

Something frail, slight or fleeting

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13
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Flock

A

A group of animals (such as bird or sheep) assembled or herded together

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14
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Shard

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A piece or fragment of a brittle substance

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15
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Keel

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To fall in or as if in a faint - usually used with over

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16
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Scrap

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V:to abandon or get rid of as no longer of enough worth or effectiveness to retain

N:Small detached piece

17
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Flare

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To break out or intensify usually suddenly or violently