F451 Voc 3 Flashcards

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Ravenous

A

extremely hungry; famished; voracious
adjective

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Dictum

A

an authoritative pronouncement; judicial assertion;
a saying; maxim
noun

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Combust

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Burn; to burn
verb

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Tactile

A

Perceptible to the touch; tangible
adjective

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Cadence

A

rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words
noun

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Parry

A

to turn aside; evade or dodge
verb

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Obscure

A

not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain; not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive; To hide or make hidden
adjective / verb

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Grotesque

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odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
adjective / noun

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Limn

A

to represent in drawing or painting;
to portray in words; describe
verb

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Juggernaut

A

any large, overpowering, destructive force or object, as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team
noun

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