New Vocab Flashcards

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A short journey or trip, especially one engaged in as a leisure activity

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Excursion

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2
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Adj. Not in the right place; separated from the group/target.
Noun. A __ person or thing, a domestic animal.
Verb. Move away aimlessly from a group or the right course or place

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Stray

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3
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Talks or exchange remarks in a good-humored teasing way.

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Banter

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4
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Not foreign or international

Relating to the running of a home or family relations.

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Domestic

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5
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Produce or provide (agricultural, natural, and industrial products)
Give way to arguments, demands or pressure.
“I will not give up.”

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Yield

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(of a person, policy, or action) creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it has happened.

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Proactive

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7
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Wet thoroughly; soak

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Drench

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8
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Accept or act by (a rule, decision, or recommendation)

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Abide by

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9
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Adj. Causing dislike or disgust; offensive / unpleasant.

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Distasteful

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10
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Lasting for a very short time

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Ephemeral

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11
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Humupa.
become less intense, violent, or severe.
(of water) go down to a lower or the normal level.

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Subside

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