Number The Stars Vocab Flashcards

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angular, chubby, ungracefully thin and raw boned; bony; gaunt:

A

lanky

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2
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destruction, devotion, any undermining of a cause

A

sabotage

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3
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allowance, debt, an allotted amount:

A

ration

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4
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antipathy, admiration, to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.

A

disdain

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5
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chapel,ant- none, the Jewish religion; Judaism

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synagogue

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6
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compelling, easy, expressed with insitence, as requests

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urgent

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7
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hardy, often, rare; infrequent.

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seldom

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8
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anger, cheer, an act or instance of exasperating; provocation

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exasperation

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9
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blurred, bright characterized by the presence of haze; misty;

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hazy

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10
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demon, absence, some object or source of terror or dread:

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specter

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11
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grief, light, The outward symbols of such sorrow, as black garments.

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mourning

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12
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litany, original, shortened and detached when played or sung:

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staccato

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13
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decumbent, ant- none, to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner:

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sprawling

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14
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dress, disrobe, to put on or dress in:

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donned

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15
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annoy, aid, to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired, but out of reach;

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tantalize

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16
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antipathy, approval, the state of being despised; dishonor; disgrace.

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contempt