LoTF Vocab Flashcards

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a kind of wall built out into the water toe strain currents; a projecting part of a building

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Jetty

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A main element, idea; a theme or subject that is repeated with a various changes

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motif

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a flowering

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Efflorescence

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here and there

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hither and thiter

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seeming good, but not really so

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specious

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the support or point of support on which a lever turns in,raising or moving something

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fulcrum

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harsh-sounding, shrill, grating

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Strident

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haystack

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Hayrick

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noisy commotion, as of a crowd, uproar,,confusion, disturbance

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Tumult

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a threadlike part of a climbing plant, serving to support it by clinging to or coiling around an object

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Tendril

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done or acting in a stealthily manner; sneaky

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Furtive

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unwilling or unable to believe; doubting; showing doubt or disbelief

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Incredulous

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Wishing evil or harm to others; spitefully; maliciously

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Malevolently

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solemn ceremony, ritual; seriousness, gravity

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Solemnity

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to flap wings rapidly, to wave with quick vibrations, to love quickly

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Flitter

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passes or extends over, across, or through

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Traverses

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any of various administrators

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Prefect

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concealed, hidden, or disguised

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Covert

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abnormal vision so that objects are not seen distinctly, nearsightedness

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myopia

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to make or use gestures, as in adding force to one’s speech

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gesticulate