English Vocab. Halloween Flashcards

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Aromas

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Smells

Some aromas, like the smell of freshly cut grass and warm cinnamon bread, reminds me of home

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Legacy

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Something physical or spiritual handed down from an ancestor.
Norman’s legacy will be the number of lives touched

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Supple

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Yielding;soft

The baby’s skin was soft and supple

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Beckoning

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Calling; summoning

I could not resist Hawaii’s beckoning breezes

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Shackles

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Metal bonds used to restrain prisoners

The defendants ankles…

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Ingratitude

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Lack of thankfulness or appreciation

You ingratitude make me…

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Exiles

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People who are forced to live in another country

During the French…

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Yearning

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Feeling longing; painfully wanting

They watched the clock, yearning..

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Somber

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Dark;gloomy

It is hard to joke…

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Defiance

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refusal to obey authority

In defiance of a courts..

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Peril

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danger

Her reckless actions…

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Transfigured

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Changed;transformed in a glorious way

She was glowing, transfigured…

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