English Vocab Week 7 Flashcards

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1
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Gird

A

v. to prepare for an event or an action

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Daunt

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v. to make afraid; to discourage

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3
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Daunt ant

A

encourage

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4
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Flux

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n. a state of continual change or movement

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5
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Flux ant

A

stability; solidity

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6
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Hovel

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n. a wretched living place; an open shed

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7
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Hovel ant

A

palace; mansion

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8
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Cadaverous

A

adj. of or like a corpse; pale; gaunt; thin

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Cadaverous ant

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robust; healthy

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10
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Gothic

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adj. of the middle ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction

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11
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Penury

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n. extreme poverty

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12
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Penury ant

A

wealth; opulence

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13
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Egress

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n. an exit; a means of going out

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14
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Egress ant

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ingress; entrance

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15
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Felicity

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n. happiness; bliss

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16
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Felicity ant

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unhappiness; discontent

17
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Despot

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n. a dictator with absolute power

18
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The suffix ism means

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“belief in”

19
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The root deci means

A

“ten”

20
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The prefix anti means

A

“against”

21
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The roots duc and duct mean

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“to lead”

22
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The root do means

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“to give”