List 1 Flashcards by Anysia Tam | Brainscape

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Harsh

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adj. ungentle and unpleasant

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Bleak

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adj. hopeless

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Secure

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adj. safe or steady

verb. to make safe

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Alien

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adj. unknown or different

noun. being from other place

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Chronic

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adj. recurring, especially of a disease

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Quench

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verb. to satisfy

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Severe

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adj. strict or harsh

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Ransack

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verb. to search throughly

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Summit

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noun. apex, pinnacle, peak

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Tumult

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noun. disorder, chaos

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Retard

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verb. to slow

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Antidote

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noun. medicine curing poison

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Solitary

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adj. alone

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Camouflage

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noun. hidden

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Expel

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verb. to remove

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Lunge

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verb. to thrust

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Brevity

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noun. shortness of time

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Marvel

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verb. to feel a sense of wonder

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Candor

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noun. honestly and openness

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Convene

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verb. to meet together

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Catastrophe

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noun. disastrous event

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Gregarious

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adj. sociable

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Dexterous

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adj. physically skilled

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Imminent

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adj. about to happen

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Animosity

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noun. hatred

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Amend

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verb. to fix

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Despondent

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adj. hopeless

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Unflinching

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adj. unafraid, unflappable

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Repudiate

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verb. to reject as untrue

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Terrestrial

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adj. of the earth

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Marine

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adj. of the sea

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Subterranean

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adj. below the earth

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Lunar

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adj. of the moon

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Botany

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noun. science of plants

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Flora

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noun. a machine that shape material about an axis

verb. to use a lathe

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Girder

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noun. a steel beam

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Amphibian

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adj. related to water

noun. cold blooded animals such as frogs, toads

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Tremor

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noun. shaking

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Deluge

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noun. flood, large quantity

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Uproarious

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adj. loud and disturbing

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Mesmerise

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verb. fascinate, hypnotise, spellbind

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Fickle

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adj. picky

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Steadfast

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adj. unchanging, committed

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Ire

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noun. dislike, wrath

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Mascot

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noun. a character that represents a group or organisation

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Cartographer

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noun. mapmaker

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Miter

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noun. ceremonial staff, especially of the Pope

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Mallet

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noun. hammer