English Vocab Words "Dont look Behind you" Flashcards

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to make something more prominent or noticeable; emphasize

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Accentuate

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to take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully

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Assimilate

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showing, or characterized by, a superior attitude toward others

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Condescending

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the act of despising, hatred; lack of respect or reverence for something

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Contempt

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an overflowing of the land by water, inundation; an overwhelming amount

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Deluge

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the condition of being dissatisfied or defeated in expectation, of having
lost faith and trust

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Disillusionment

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the state of forced absence from one’s country or home; banishment

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Exile

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a false, superficial, or artificial appearance or effect

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Façade

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done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed

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Furtively

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to supply or brighten with light; to make clear

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Illuminate

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anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean

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Indignation

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to question formally and systematically

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Interrogate

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13
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to turn property or belongings into cash

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Liquidate

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tiresome or boring sameness; repetitiveness

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Monotony

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to say in reply; to answer an argument with a counterargument; to pay or hurl back, return

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Retort

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preservation from destruction or failure; deliverance from danger

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Salvation

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one who looks on or watches

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Spectator

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hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; uncertain

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Tentative

19
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a freight or passenger station at either end of a carrier line
(adj) leading ultimately to death, fatal

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Terminal

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the finding or decision of a jury on the matter at trial; judgment

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Verdict