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LA Tri Test Vocab Flashcards

1
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Fraught

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being anxious or stressed out by something

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Pious

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acting religious

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Abyss

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a deep, almost neverending chasm

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Pestilential

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causing disease

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5
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Barometer

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a machine that can measure air pressure or opinions

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Abominable

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being loathsome and hateful

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Anguish

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extreme pain and torture

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Monotonous

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something that is boring

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Bewildered

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making confusion

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Invalids

A

one who is weak/disabled after an illness

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Tolerate

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to endure something/one without agreeing with them

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Notorious

A

well known for something bad they’ve done

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Lucidity

A

being understood well

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14
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Improvise

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to perform without preparing and make up as one goes

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Oppressive

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being cruel and unjust toward a group

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16
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Congealing

A

to become solid by cooling

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17
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Blandishments

A

using flattery to have someone do something

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Unremittingly

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to not loosen or weaken

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Nocturnal

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to be active at night

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Bestial

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savage like an animal

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21
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Conviction

A

being accused guilty of a crime

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Lorries

A

a heavy vehicle like a truck

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Deportee

A

someone who is taken out of the country

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Fascist

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a dictator like ruler of a government

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Ghetto

A

a neighborhood where people are trapped

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Anecdote

A

words of wisdom that are told in a story

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Pathetic

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something/one that is sad

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Truncheon

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a stick that is used to beat people

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Indiscriminately

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a careless way that doesn’t show judgement

30
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Expulsion

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being kicked out of something like a country or group

31
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Pillage

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to steal in a violent way when a war is occuring

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Peril

A

in danger

33
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Epidemic

A

an outbreak of a disease at a time

34
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Keen

A

feeling eager and enthusiastic about something, sharp

35
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Extraction

A

removing something forcefully

36
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Innumerable

A

a very large, uncountable number

37
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Emigrate

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to leave a country to live in another

38
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Reprieve

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to cancel or delay a punishment like death

39
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Alleged

A

supposedly, said without proof

40
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Empathy

A

to understand another’s feelings

41
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Inadequate

A

not having enough numbers or good quality, not useful

42
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Defiance

A

being openly against something

43
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Solemn

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formal and dignified, serious

44
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Amid

A

in the middle of

45
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Tempest

A

windy, violent storm

46
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Meager

A

not having enough, not good enough, talking about an object. scarce

47
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Liberate

A

to free someone from an unjust situation

48
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Benediction

A

blessing the crowd with the Blessed Sacrament

49
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Mirage

A

an optical illusion when hallucinating caused by the temperature

50
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Emaciated

A

being thin and weak from lack of food or sickness

51
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Avidly

A

being interested and enthusiastic about something

52
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Feeble

A

frail because of age/sickness

53
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Distinguish

A

treating or thinking someone as different

54
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Indeterminate

A

undetermined and uncertain

55
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Bereaved

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not having access to a loved one, could be by death

56
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Conscientiously

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in a way that is motivated by one’s moral sense of right and wrong.

57
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Apathy

A

not showing enthusiasm and care

58
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Vigilance

A

watching for danger and difficulties

59
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Scouring

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cleaning something by rubbing it harshly with a mixture, like detergent

60
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Simulaneously

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at the same time

61
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Robust

A

strong and healthy

62
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Spectacle

A

a memorable performance or display

63
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Vulnerable

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being helpless and able to be hurt emotionally and physically

64
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Cauldron

A

a big metal pot used for cooking over a fire

65
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Plaintive

A

sad and mournful sounding

66
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Bessech

A

to ask someone urgently to do something

67
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Visionary

A

someone who plans for the future wisely

68
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Spasmodically

A

sudden and brief, like a spasm

69
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Summons

A

asking someone to come before a judge

70
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Timid

A

not showing confidence, easily scared

71
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Provisions

A

supplying something to be used

72
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Resistance

A

refusing to accept something and trying to stop it

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