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Freak the Mighty Flashcards

Vocabulary

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Unvanquished

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undefeated; unconquered

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Microsecond

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one millionth of a second

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Mainstream

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belonging to a widely accepted group

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Fiend

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someone who is extremely addicted

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Hunkering

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crouching down

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Humanoid

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having human characteristics; resembling humans

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Bulkhead

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an outside door over a stairway, leading to a cellar

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Ornithopter

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an aircraft propelled by flapping wings

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Propulsion

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the action or process of propelling

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Sobriquet

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nickname

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Demeanor

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conduct; behavior

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Postulated

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assumed without proof; guessed

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Fair

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pleasing in appearance; attractive; beautiful

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Quest

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an adventurous expedition to achieve or secure something

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Invincible

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incapable of being conquered or defeated

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Ignorance

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lack of knowledge, information, or leraning

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Sophisticated

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complex or intricate

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Opiate

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a drug, sedative, or narcotic

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Massive

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large and heavy-looking

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Offended

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caused hurt feeling

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Abide

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put up with; tolerate; stand

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Tenements

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low rent apartment buildings that barely meet minimum standards

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Hulking

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heavy and clumsy; bulky

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Spastic

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clumsy or inept

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Flinch

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draw or shrink back from what is dangerous or unpleasant

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Depleted

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used up; empty

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Expel

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drive or force out; eject

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Regurgitate

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vomit; disgorge

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Swilling

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drink

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Strutting

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walking with your chest up and your head down

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Cretin

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a defective person

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Deficiency

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incorhpleteness;insufficiency

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Perspective

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point of view

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Trajectory

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part of body moving through space

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Converging

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join

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Swaggering

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walking in a defiant manner

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Nanosecond

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one billionth of a second

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Evasive-Elusive

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trying to avoid doing something

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Confrontation

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face to face conflict

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Albino

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a person with pale skin, very light hair, and pinkish eyes due to lack of pigmentation

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Vegetate

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to do nothing; be unthinking

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Archetype

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model or first form; prototype

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Microsurgery

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delicate surgery performed under magnification

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Artifact

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manmade object or tool, characteristic of an earlier time or cultural stage

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Avarice

A

greed

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Sucrose

A

sugar

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Optimum

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most desirable; best

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Dungarees

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blue jeans

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Fealty

A

loyalty

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Retrieval

A

recovery; reeling in

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Grotty

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disgusting; dirty; “gross”

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Damsel

A

young women of noble birth

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Distress

A

great pain or mental suffering

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Urgency

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necessity; importance

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Hombre

A

dude; guy; man

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Gruel

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usually cooked cereal

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Toxic

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poisonous

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Furrowed

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deeply wrinkled, as on the forehead

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Dysfunctional

A

not functioning normally

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Kin

A

relatives

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Injustice

A

an unjust or unfair act

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illiterate

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unable to read or write

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Precaution

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action taken ahead of time to secure good results; safeguard

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Trussed

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tied; bound; fastened

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Functional

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operative; in working order

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Accommodations

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room and bored; lodging

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Bloated

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swollen; puffed up

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Godforsaken

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desolate; wretched; pitable

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Violation

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disobedience; breaking the rules

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Abduction

A

kidnapping

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Genetic

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relating to genes; inherited at birth

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Aberration

A

different from normal or ordinary

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Lofty

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elevated in style, tone, or sentiment

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Dynamic

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energetic; vigorously active

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Prodigy

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a young person with extraordinary talent or ability

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Seizure

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a sudden attack, as of epilepsy

77
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Gyp

A

swindle; fraud; cheat

78
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Tracheotomy

A

operation cutting into the trachea or breathing tube

79
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Facilitate

A

assist; make easier

80
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Stabilized

A

made stable; held steady

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