English: Journeys Vocabulary Flashcards

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Romp

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Lively or spirited play

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Strained

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To work as hard as possible

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Picturing

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To form a mental image of; visualize or imagine

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Wheeled

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To turn or whirl around in place

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Shouldered

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To place on the shoulder for carrying

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Frantic

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Very excited with fear or anxiety; desperate, frenzied

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Lunging

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To make a sudden move forward

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Checking

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To stop or hold back

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Stride

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A single long step

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Bounding

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To leap, jump or spring

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Conserving

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To protect from loss or harm; preserve

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Restore

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To bring back to an original condition

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Regulate

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To control or direct according to a rule or a law

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14
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Vegetation

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The plants in an area or region; plant life

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15
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Endangered

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Nearly extinct

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Responsibility

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Something that one is responsible for; a duty or obligation

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Attracted

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To cause to draw near; direct to oneself or itself by some quality or action

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Adapted

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Fitted or suitable, especially for a specific purpose

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Unique

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Being the only one of its kind

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Guardian

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A person or thing that guards, protects or watches over

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Critical

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Extremely important or decisive

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Demolished

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To tear down completely; level

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Elite

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Relating to a small and privileged group

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Commotion

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A disturbance or tumult

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Bundle
To dress (a person) warmly
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Annoyance
Something causing trouble or irritation; a nuisance; irritation or displeasure
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Secured
To cause to remain firmly in position or place; fasten
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Squalling
Loud crying
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Clammy
Unpleasantly damp, sticky and usually cold
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Realization
The act of realizing or the condition of being realized
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Resemble
To have a similarity or likeness to; to be like
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Detecting
To discover the existence, presence, or fact of
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Keen
Acute or sensitive
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Vary
To be different or diverse
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Unobserved
Not seen or noticed
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Mature
To grow older; having reached full growth or development
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Particular
Separate and different from others of the same group or category
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Available
Capable of being obtained
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Ferocious
Extremely savage or fierce
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Contentment
The condition of being content or satisfied
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Embark
To set out on an adventure; to begin
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Surveyed
To look over the parts or features of; view broadly
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Conduct
The act of directing; management
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Cramped
Confined and limited in space
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Bracing
To give support to; to make firm or strengthen
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Pressing
Demanding immediate attention; urgent
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Distracted
To draw (the attention, for example) away from something
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Representatives
A person who acts for one or more others
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Viewpoint
A position from which something is observed or considered; a point of view
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Shattered
To break into pieces by force; smash