Language Arts Vocabulary Flashcards
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(Especially a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy
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Affluent
2
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Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
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Aloof
3
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Skillful and quick in one’s movements
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Deft
4
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A circular movement of water, counter to a main current, causing a small whirlpool
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Eddy
5
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Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or lack of food
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Emaciated
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Provide or give (a service, help, etc.)
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Render
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The state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect
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Squalor
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Damage the purity or integrity of; defile
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Sully
9
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To become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities
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Teem
10
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Take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force
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Usurp
