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Ww Vocab 8th > Lesson 7 > Flashcards

Lesson 7 Flashcards

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Foolishness

Silliness

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Inanity

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Superior

Snooty

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Condescending

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Co-worker

Peer

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Colleague

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Chance
Possible
Conditional

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Contingent

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Discourage

Intimidate

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Daunted

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Flood

Downpour

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Deluge

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Nickname

Label

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Dubbed

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Showy display

Sounding of brass instruments

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Fanfare

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Young
Inexperienced
New

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Fledging

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Empty
Shallow
Silly

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Inane

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Spirit

Courage

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Mettle

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Copy

Reproduction

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Replica

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So Dangerous or difficult that it discourages

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Daunting

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Overwhelm

Inundate

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Deluged

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Collect

Gather

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Dispelled

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Important

Major

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Negligible

16
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Shorten

Abbreviate

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Protract

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Claustrophobia

1 noun

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1 an abnormal fear of narrow, enclosed spaces

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Colleague

1 noun

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1 an associate or coworker of similar status

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Condescend
1&2 verb
3 adjective, condescending

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1 to lower oneself to a position one considers inferior
2 to behave in an offensively superior manner
3 showing an offensively superior manner

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Contingent
1&2 adjective
3 noun

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1 conditional; depending on something else
2 likely, but not certain to happen; possible
3 A group that is part of a larger one

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Daunt
1 verb
2 adjective, daunting

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1 to discourage or intimidate

2 so difficult or dangerous as to discourage or intimidate

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Deluge
1&2 noun
3 verb

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1 A downpour of rain; a flood
2 A flood of anything
3 to flood or overwhelm

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Dispel

1 Verb

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1 to clear away; to remove or get rid of, as if by scattering

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Dub

1 verb

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1 To give a title, nickname, or description to

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Fanfare

1&2 noun

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1 A sounding of trumpets or other brass instruments

2 any showy display

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Fledgling
1&2 noun
3 adjective

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1 a young bird just learning to fly
2 a young or inexperienced person
3 new and untested

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Inane
1 adjective
2 noun, inanity

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1 empty; shallow or silly

2 foolishness; a silly or pointless act

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Mettle

1 noun

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1 courage to bear up under difficult circumstances; spirit

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Negligible

1 adjective

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1 small and unimportant, not worth noticing

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Protract

1 verb

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1 to draw out or lengthen( in time)

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Replica

1 noun

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1 A copy or reproduction, especially one on a smaller scale than the original

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