Part 8 Flashcards by xavier Ramirez

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Emaciated

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Abnormally thin, wasted away

-Adjective

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Surge

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To rush suddenly

-Verb

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Tranquil

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Quiet

-Adjective

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Sanctuary

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Shelter

-Noun

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Ascend

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To rise

-Verb

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Sour grapes

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To disparage something that you cannot have

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Malnutrition

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Faulty or inadequate diet

-Noun

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Afflict

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To trouble greatly, to distress

-Verb

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Besiege

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To surround, hem in

-Verb

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Privation

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Lack of necessities

-Noun

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Sinister

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Evil, ominous

-Adjective

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To swap horses in midstream

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To vote against a candidate running for reelection

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Ubiquitous

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Being everywhere at the same time

-Adjective

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Remote

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Distant, hidden away

-Adjective

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Thwart

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To hinder, defeat

-Verb

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Harbinger

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A forerunner, advance notice

-Noun

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Malignant

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Likely to cause death

-Adjective

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To cool ones heels

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To be kept waiting

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Excruciating

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Agonizing, torturing

-Adjective

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Respite

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An interval of relief, delay

-Noun

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Reverberating

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Reechoing, resounding

-Verb

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Fretful

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Worrisome, irritable

-Adjective

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Succumb

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To give away, yield

-Verb

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A red herring

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Something that diverts attention from the main issue