Definitions Flashcards

1
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without errors, completely correct

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accurate

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2
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conforming to the truth

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accurate

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3
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watchful and ready to act

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alert

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4
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quick to understand and act

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alert

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5
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readiness

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alert

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6
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an alarm

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alert

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7
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a time when an alarm is in effect

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alert

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8
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to warn or make aware of

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alert

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9
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a family member who lived at an earlier time

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ancestor

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10
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a sudden, terrible event that brings great damage or suffering

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disaster

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11
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a great failure

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disaster

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12
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related to the simplest or beginning level of something

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elementary

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13
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a feeling of resentment caused by longing for what someone has

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envy

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14
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a person or object that is envied

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envy

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15
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to resent and want what someone else has

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envy

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16
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spreading to a very large group at the same time

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epidemic

17
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contagious

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epidemic

18
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a rapid and widespread out break of disease; sudden rapid growth or development

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epidemic

19
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having little strength or force

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feeble

20
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without energy or authority

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feeble

21
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to enter or force a way through or into

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penetrate

22
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to see into

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penetrate

23
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spirited, carefree, or noisy fun

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romp

24
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something that suggests merry play

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romp

25
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to run or play in a lively or carefree way

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romp

26
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to win easily

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romp

27
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a U-shaped wire that fastens material by piercing and bending

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staple

28
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a major product, material, part, or item regularly used

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staple

29
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to stay alive or continue to exist

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survive

30
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to keep on going; to live longer than

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survive