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Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Flashcards

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Stowed

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Pack

He stowed the potatoes in our cellar

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Manicured

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To take care of hands and finger nails

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Blunt

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Which is not sharp, think edge

Ex: A blunt pencil

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Elaborate

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Work out with great care and nicety of detail

Ex : Elaborate preparations, Elaborate Care

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Manor

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Big house or Mansion

Ex :

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Hedge

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A row of bushes or small trees planted close together

Ex : small fields separated by hedges.

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Sumptuous

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luxuriously fine or large; lavish; splendid:

Ex : A Sumptuous feast

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Surmounted

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to be on top of or above:

Ex : a statue surmounting a pillar.

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Gilded

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A thin layer of gold

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Palpable

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Obvious / Evident

Ex : A palpable lie

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Intensity

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Great energy, strength ,concentration

Ex : He went at the job with great intensity.

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Susceptible

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capable of being affected emotionally; impressionable.

Ex: Aadi is susceptible to colds

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Subsided

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to sink to a low or lower level.

Aadi’s anger subsided

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Resentment

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The feeling of displeasure, regarded as causing injury or insult.

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Subjugate

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to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.

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Eschewing

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to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid:

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Apprehensively

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fear of future trouble or evil.

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Thwarted

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prevent from accomplishing a purpose.

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Liberty

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Freedom

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Averted

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to turn away or aside

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Constricted

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to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.

22
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deadpan

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Plain

Ex : Deadpan humor

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Corrupt

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guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked:
a corrupt judge.

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Dwindling

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to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away:

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