Ela Flashcards

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Deties

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There have been many deties in ancient Egypt a long time go part of speech noun definition idols gods goddesses

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Adversity

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The disabled athletes did not let adversity stop her from competing in the Olympics but part of speech noun definition difficult situation

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Incessant

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As a last resort I will use a muzzle to end my dogs incessant barking part of speech adjective definition constant

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Exile

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The king was sent to exile in a foreign country after the revolution part of speech noun definition banishment

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Ramshake

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A house boarded up with windows and a sagging roof that could fall over at anytime is a ram shake house part of speech adjective definition bad condition

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Rummage

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She rummage through the junk drawer looking for birthday candles part of speech verb definition search hunted

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Writhe

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The injured dancer seemed to writhe in pain throughout her performance part of speech verb definition wiggle squirm

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Shrewd

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The shrewd dealmaker had sold more cars per year than any other salesman part of speech adjective definition clever slick

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Emerge

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Day by day the client slowly emerged from the soil. Part of speech verb definition to come out

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Jargon

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The jargon used by computer programmers seem strange to people who do not program computers part of speech noun definition talk or subject

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Auspicious

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His brilliant acceptance speech was an auspicious start to the political career part of speech adverb definition promising

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Penance

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For lying to her mom she chose to do penance by doing the laundry for one week part of speech noun definition punishment

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Improvised

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The comedian didn’t have an act prepared so he improvised when it was his turn on stage part of speech verb definition make things up as you go

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