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Jaws Vocab Flashcards

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ardor

A

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

A

make something more entertaining interesting or appealing

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feeble

A

lacking physical strength or strength in character

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reminiscence

A

A story told about a past event remembered by the narrator

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retch

A

making the sound and movement of vomiting

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susceptible

A

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

A

extremely small

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Voraciousness

A

wolflike appetite

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amperage

A

The strength of an electric current in amperes

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maunder

A

talk in a rambling manner

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abrade

A

scrape or wear away by friction or erosion

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plausible

A

seeming reasonable or probable

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incipient

A

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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Leviathan

A

A sea monster

22
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Idly

A

with a purpose or affect pointless

23
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echelon

A

a level or rank in an organization a profession or society

24
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diety

A

God or goddess

25
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evasive

A

tending to avoid commitment or self revelation

26
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ambivalence

A

State of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about someone or something

27
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feign

A

pretend to be affected by

28
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venture

A

dared to do something or go somewhere that may be dangerous or unpleasant

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plod

A

slow heavy walk

30
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sustenance

A

maintaining of someone or something in life or existence

31
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derisive

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expressing contempt or ridicule

32
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Irrevocable

A

not being able to be changed revise or recovered final

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delicatessen

A

A store selling cold cuts cheese and a variety of salads

34
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imperceptible

A

impossible to perceive

35
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acrylic

A

of synthetic resins

36
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scythe

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A long curved blade shape

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conical

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having the shape of a cone

38
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corroborate

A

confirm or give support to

39
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throttle

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A device controlling the flow or power to an engine

40
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retribution

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punishment inflicted on someone as a vengeance for a wrong or criminal act

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spasmodic

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occurring or done in brief in regular burst

42
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gaff

A

A stick with a hook or a barbed spear

43
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remnant

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A small remaining quantity of something

44
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fortitude

A

courage in pain or adversity

45
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enigmatic

A

difficult to interpret or understand

46
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embed

A

fix an object firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass

47
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recede

A

go or move back or further away from a previous position

48
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compulsory

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required by law or rule

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Sheath

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a close-fitting cover for something

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primitive

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preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something

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