Literature Vocab 19-24 Flashcards

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1
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To convince

A

Persuade

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2
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Showing number of times a base numbers multiplied, exponents

A

Logarithms

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3
Q

Planned movement of a ship

A

Maneuver

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4
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Advertisement

A

Broadside

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5
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Space allowed for safety; apartment; sailors place on a ship

A

Berth

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6
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Property a woman brings a husband when married

A

Dowry

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7
Q

Love song

A

Serenade

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8
Q

Rude, ill-tempered

A

Petulant

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9
Q

When did rain storm season

A

Monsoon

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10
Q

Tuberculosis

A

Consumption

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11
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Breeding places

A

Rookeries

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12
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One who invests in business enterprises

A

Capitalist

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13
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Walked sideways

A

Sidled

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14
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Caused irritation

A

Rankled

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15
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Fallen in value

A

Depreciated

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16
Q

Graduation

A

Commencement

17
Q

Granted publicly

A

Conferred

18
Q

A violently excited state

A

Amuck

19
Q

To refill

A

Replenish

20
Q

Cautiously

A

Warily

21
Q

Completely covered

A

Shrouded

22
Q

Deadened sound

A

Muffled

23
Q

To rise or roll in the waves

A

Billow

24
Q

A happening believed to be a warning of some future event

A

Omen

25
Q

Steering equipment of a ship

A

Helm

26
Q

Garment made of a long strip of cloth wrapped loosely around the body

A

Sarong

27
Q

Stopped

A

Subsided

28
Q

Make cloudy or muddy by stirring up

A

Roil

29
Q

Running onto sandbank

A

Shoaling