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Homesick - 3rd 9 weeks Flashcards

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Jaunty

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Carefree or lively

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Sauntered

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Strolled

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Prow

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Bow of a ship

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Flustered

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Nervous

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Rickety

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Shaky

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Mere

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Being only this, nothing more than

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Mangy

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Having a skin disease characterized by itching and loss of hair (also shabby)

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Gesture

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Movement of the body to express an idea

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Petticoat

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Underskirt

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Missionary

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Person sent by a church to help with religious activities in a foreign country

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Clever

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Showing wit or imagination

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Jostling

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Being knocked back and forth

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Shrill

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High, piercing (sound)

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Earnest

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Having a serious attitude

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Agitators

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People who stir up feeling among the public

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Haranguing

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Giving a speech that is scolding or intense

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Riots

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Public violence, disturbance, or disorder

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Upheaval

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An instance of violent disturbance or change

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Hazy

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Having a light vapor or smoke

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Pith Helmet

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Light-weight, cloth covered helmet designed to protect against the sun

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Siege

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The surrounding and blocking of a fortified place to isolate it from help and supplies

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Refugees

A

People who flee for their safety to a foreign country

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Skirmish

A

Small insignificant battle

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Beaus

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Frequent and attentive male companions

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Disgrace

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To bring shame to

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Mussed

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Messy or messed up

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Trace

A

A very small amount

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Brood

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To think long and anxiously about something

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Pirouette

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A full turn of the body on the toe

30
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Scoff

A

To mock or make fun of

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Jeered

A

Mocked or ridiculed

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Wary

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Cautious or careful

33
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Indefinitely

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Not certain or limited (as in amount or length)

34
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Woebegone

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Sad or sorrowful

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Revel

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To take great delight in something

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Requited

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Native

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Belonging to one because of the place or circumstances of one’s birth

38
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Smallpox

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A sometimes deadly disease caused by a virus (characterized by fever and skin rash), believed to have been wiped out by vaccination

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Dire

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Extreme or dreadful

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Aviator

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Pilot of an aircraft

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Grazing

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Feeding on growing grass

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Pact

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A formal agreement

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Notify

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To inform or give notice of

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Meek

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Lacking spirit, mild

45
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Spunky

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Spirited or energetic

46
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Silo

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An airtight, tall cylinder designed for storing feed for livestock

47
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Smearcase

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Cottage cheese

48
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Shingled

A

Cut very short (as in a female haircut)

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