Lesson 2 Flashcards

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Amateur

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An amateur is a person who does something for fun and isn’t paid for it.

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Ambiguous

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❤adj. If something is ambiguous, it is not entirely clear.

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Anonymous

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❤adj. If someone is anonymous, no one knows who he or she is.

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Attain

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❤v. To attain something is to succeed at something or to get something you want.

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Autonomy

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❤n. Freedom or independence

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Concession

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❤n. A concession is something that one person gives up to another.

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Decay

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❤n. Decay is the result of something slowly being broken down or destroyed naturally.

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Dwell

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❤v. To dwell somewhere means to live there.

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Enlighten

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❤v. To enlighten someone is to teach them about something.

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Enrich

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❤v. To enrich means to make someone rich or increase their wealth.

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Flourish

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❤v. To flourish means to do very well and be in an excellent condition.

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Geometry

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❤n. Geometry is the study of shapes and how to measure them.

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Gleam

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❤v. Sparkle and shine

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Greed

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❤v. Greed is wanting to have more of something than you need or should have.

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Harmony

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❤n. Harmony is a fleeing that everything is peaceful, balanced, and in agreement.

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Indigenous

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❤adj. Indigenous means that something or someone exists naturally in an environment or area.

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Jurisdiction

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❤n. Jurisdiction means to have power or right to make judgments about the law and how it is upheld.

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Parade

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❤n. A parade is a series of things or people that come or are shown one after another.

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Statue

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❤n. A statue is a three-dimensional work of art, usually made of clay, marble, or metal.

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Virgin

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❤n. A Virgin is someone who has never had sex.