Jaws Vocab Flashcards

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ardor

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enthusiasm or passion

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phosphorescent

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related to florescence

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serrated

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jagged edge saw like

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surge

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A sudden powerful upward movement

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enliven

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make something more entertaining interesting or appealing

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feeble

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lacking physical strength or strength in character

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reminiscence

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A story told about a past event remembered by the narrator

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retch

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making the sound and movement of vomiting

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susceptible

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likely to be able to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing

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insouciance

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casual lack of concern indifference

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coronary

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relating to the Artese that’s surround and supply the heart

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loath

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feel intense dislike or disgust for

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13
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infinitesimal

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extremely small

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14
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Voraciousness

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wolflike appetite

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15
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amperage

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The strength of an electric current in amperes

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maunder

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talk in a rambling manner

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abrade

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scrape or wear away by friction or erosion

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plausible

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seeming reasonable or probable

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incipient

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in an initial stage beginning to happen or develop

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catalogue

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make a systematic a list of

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21
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Leviathan

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A sea monster

22
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Idly

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with a purpose or affect pointless

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echelon

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a level or rank in an organization a profession or society

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diety

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God or goddess

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evasive
tending to avoid commitment or self revelation
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ambivalence
State of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about someone or something
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feign
pretend to be affected by
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venture
dared to do something or go somewhere that may be dangerous or unpleasant
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plod
slow heavy walk
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sustenance
maintaining of someone or something in life or existence
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derisive
expressing contempt or ridicule
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Irrevocable
not being able to be changed revise or recovered final
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delicatessen
A store selling cold cuts cheese and a variety of salads
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imperceptible
impossible to perceive
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acrylic
of synthetic resins
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scythe
A long curved blade shape
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conical
having the shape of a cone
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corroborate
confirm or give support to
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throttle
A device controlling the flow or power to an engine
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retribution
punishment inflicted on someone as a vengeance for a wrong or criminal act
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spasmodic
occurring or done in brief in regular burst
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gaff
A stick with a hook or a barbed spear
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remnant
A small remaining quantity of something
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fortitude
courage in pain or adversity
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enigmatic
difficult to interpret or understand
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embed
fix an object firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass
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recede
go or move back or further away from a previous position
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compulsory
required by law or rule
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Sheath
a close-fitting cover for something
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primitive
preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something