OOTD Vocab #1 "Winter 1934 - Spring 1934" Flashcards

vocabulary practice

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scowl

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(n.) p.7, 29

facial expression of dislike or displeasure

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glare

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(n.). p.29

an angry stare

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whittle

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(v.). p. 16

to cut small bits or pare shavings from

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combine

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(n.). p.48

a harvester-type of tractor that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field

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drought

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(n.). p.31

an extended period of insufficient rainfall in a region

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civil

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(adj.). p.7

not rude; polite

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7
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semester

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(n.). p.9

one half of the school year

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poppy

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(n.). p.44

a plant with a bright red flower

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wince

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(n.). p.

a facial expression of sudden pain

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rile

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(v.). p.11

to make turbid by stirring up sediments; to stir up

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11
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fierce

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(adj.). p.3

very determined

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