ela vocab Flashcards by vivian zhu | Brainscape

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accentuate

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to bring up/focus on

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boisterous

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lively, hyper, breezy

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Comprehend

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to understand

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decorum

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ethical, professional, good behavior

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figurative

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symbolic, metaphoric

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guru

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superior, teacher, expert

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introspection

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look for something, to find a way or path

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laconic

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brief, short

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literal

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real, actual, exact

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maneuver

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to guide, exercise, study

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nuisance

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annoying, loud, pain

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plateau

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a flat piece of land on high ground

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proficient

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skillful, expert

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speculate

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to guess based on the info that we have, hypothesis, inference

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substantiate

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to give proof of, to provide evidence

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suffrage

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to have the right to vote

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tranquility

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peace, calmful

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unanimous

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to unite, to become one

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voracious

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to be greedy or hungry to consume something

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wretched

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miserable, unhappy, negative energy