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Part 3 Flashcards

1
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Amnesty

A

Official pardon

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Amenable

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adjective

open and responsive to suggestion; easilypersuadedor controlled.

“parents who have amenable children”

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3
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Gregarious

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Sociable,fond of company

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Glutton

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Greedy eater

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5
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Acronym

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Abbreviation

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Maxim

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A statement expressing a general truth

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Confectioner

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A company that sells sweets and chocolates

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Taxidermy

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The art of stuffing ,mounting ,preparing the skin of animals

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Demography

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A statistical study of population

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Herbarium

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A systematically arranged collection of dried plants

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Namesake

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one that has the same name as another.

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Aborigines

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a person, animal, or plant that has been in a country or region from earliest times.

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Torrent

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A strong and fast moving stream of water

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Meadow

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a piece of grassland, especially one used for hay.

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Zenith

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The highest point

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Antidote

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A medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison

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Soliloquy

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an act of speaking one’s thoughtsaloudwhen byoneselfor regardless of anyhearers, especially by a character in a play.

“Edmund ends the scene as he had begun it, with a soliloquy”

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Gullible

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Easily persuaded to believe something

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Bale

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A large wrapped or bound bundle of paper ,hay cotton

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Catalogue

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a complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or other systematic

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Anatomy

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the branch of science concerned with thebodilystructure of humans, animals, and other livingorganisms, especially as revealed bydissectionand the separation of parts.

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Agnostic

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:a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable.

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Prologue

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A part that comes at the begining of the play ,story or long poem

24
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Pessimist

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One who thinks the bad things are more likely to happen

25
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Hoist

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To lift something heavy

26
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Acoustic

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Relating to sound or the sense of hearing

27
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Atheist

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a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.

28
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Shoal

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a large number of fish swimming together

29
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Chronophobia

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Fear of time

30
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Centrophobia

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A dislike of being in the centre

31
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Propagandist

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a person who disseminates propaganda.
“a highly persuasive political propagandis

32
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Bohemian

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A socially unconventional person especially who is involved in arts

33
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Dirge

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mournful song, piece of music, or sound

34
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Emigrant

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a person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another.

35
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Reticent

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not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily.

36
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Stevedore

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a person employed at a dock to load and unload ships.

37
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Stampede

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A sudden rush of a large number of frightened people or animals

38
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Harangue

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alengthyand aggressive speech.

“they were subjected to a ten-minute harangue by two border guards”

39
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Fable

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a short story, typically with animals as characters,conveyinga moral.

40
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Congenital

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present from birth.

41
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Flamboyant

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(of a person or their behaviour)tendingto attract attention because of theirexuberance, confidence, and stylishness.

42
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Prophet

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a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God.

43
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Euthanasia

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Euthanasia isthe practice of ending the life of a patient to limit the patient’s suffering

44
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Protagnist

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animportantsupporterof anideaorpoliticalsystem:

Main character of the story

45
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Indignation

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anger orannoyanceprovokedby what is perceived asunfairtreatment.

“the letter filled Lucy with indignation”

46
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Sheath

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Close fitting cover for a sword or a knife

47
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Veteran

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A person with a long experience of a job or activity

48
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Ante room

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a small room leading to a main one, typically serving as a waiting room.

49
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Hymn

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a religious song or poem of praise to God or a god.

50
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Aliteration

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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

51
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Millenium

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a period of a thousand years, especially when calculated from the traditional date of the birth of Christ.

52
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Vineyard

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aplantationofgrapevines, typically producinggrapesused inwinemaking.

53
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Lullaby

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a quiet, gentle songsungto send a child to sleep.

54
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Misanthrope

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a person whodislikeshumankindandavoidshuman society.

55
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Iconoclast

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a person who attacks orcriticizescherishedbeliefs or institutions.

56
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Philatelist

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One who collects stamps

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