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Phoebe Spar's vocab Flashcards

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abandon

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Verb
to leave or give up
the child was abandoned when he was younger.

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abbreviation

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Noun
a shortened form of a word or phrase
Katie said that the story was too long so she gave me an abbreviated version of it.

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abdicate

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Verb
to give up
I wonder who the next king or quenn to abdicate their throne will be?

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abhor

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verb
to hate
I abhor Lindsey because she stole my pencil.

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abrupt

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adjective
sudden
As we were driving down the road, we had to stop abruptly because a deer jumped out from the bushes.

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abyss

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N.
something very deep
I fell into an abyss of school work during midterms.

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abundant

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adj.
plentiful
I have an abundant amount of snacks in my house.

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adapt

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adjective
adjust to different situation
When I go somewhere out of the country, I have to adapt to the time change.

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adhesive

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adjective
substance that glues things together
I had to get adhesive tape to secure the pictures on my poster.

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admire

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verb
respect
I admire Tori Colvin for her amazing riding skills.

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conceited

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adjective
self confident, and self absorbed (negative connotation)

A conceited person thinks they are always right and never make mistakes.

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candid

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adjective
honest
I am a very candid person when it comes to my parents so I tell them everything.

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vivacious

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adjective
lively

I knew I would never be bored traveling with such a vivacious and fun girl like Jill.

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succinct

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adjective

since the teacher didn’t have time to re explain the whole lesson, she gave me a succinct version of it.

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transgress

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verb
to violate law
after the teacher explained the rules of the game, I knew I could not transgress them without getting getting caught.

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despondent

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adjective
showing or feeling profound hopelessness
Feeling despondent, I told my mom I had lost hope in finding my dog.

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rectify

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verb
to make or put
the teacher had to rectify her error and increase my grade.

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appendix

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noun
material at the end of book

You will find more information and details at the end of the book in the appendix.

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brusque

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adjective
abrupt in manner

Jimmy was so brusque during our last conversation, I thought he was angry with me.

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rue

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verb
bitterly regret
you will rue the day that you told everyone my secret because I know secrets about you too.

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salvage

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verb
rescue or save from being ruined

Most of the furniture was ruined in the fire but the were able to salvage a few chairs.

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savor

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adjective
taste
I was savoring the flavor of of my favorite pie.

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satire

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n
exposing someone’s stupidity with humor

The Simpsons is a popular satirical show on TV because they make fun of many people.

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scorn

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n
feeling that someone is worthless

The homeless man felt the scorn of wealthy citizens as he passed by in his ragged clothing.

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unruly

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adjective
disorderly
the kids left the classroom for lunch in an unruly fashion.

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innate

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adjective
existing in one from birth; inborn
only some abilities are innate, like being smart to bring able to hold your breath underwater for a long time

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flamboyant

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adjective
bold or brilliant
Olivia had a very flamboyant attitude after getting new clothes and wearing them to school.

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augmented

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verb
to make larger, enlarge strength, size
The homework was augmented because of he fire drill.

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decipher

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verb
to make out the meaning; figure out
she couldn’t decipher what her parents told her about how her brother was in the hospital.

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acclaim

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verb
to welcome or salute with shouts or sounds of joy and approval
after coming back from war, the solider received such acclaim.

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accord

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verb
to be in agreement or correspond; adapt
my parents are not altogether in accord with the choices that my brother has made in college.

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acute

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adjective
sharp or severe
after falling off the horse, Zoe felt an acute pain in her left side.

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adamant

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adjective
utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals
Tony was so adamant to get a 100% on the test that she over studied and got 105% for outstanding effort.

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cater

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verb
to provide food ; service
I thought that Katie was the best cater at mothers wedding, that I’m going to recommend her for my best friends wedding too!

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chagrin

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noun

a feeling of vexation

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chasm

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noun

a yawning fissure or deep cleft in earths surface.

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agile

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adjective
quick and well coordinated in movement
I thought that my brother was agile and graceful while I watched him complete the rock climbing race.

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ail

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verb
to cause pain
the death of my friends grandpa caused me ail.

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detest

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verb
hate; dislike
as much as I detest her, we can’t jump to conclusions

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detrimental

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adjective
damaging; harmful
smoking is very detrimental to your health

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deviate

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verb
to turn aside, a way, a route
my younger brother doesn’t do oats from my older brothers ways.

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devotion

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noun
profound dedication
his devotions towards hockey really inspired me.

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dignity

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noun
bearing, conduct Or speech indicative of self respect
my enemy robbed me of my dignity.

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dilute

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verb
to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water
the more dilute the solutions were, the more accurate our answers were.

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differentiate

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verb
to form or mark differently
two schools were used to differentiate whites and blacks in the past.

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disavow

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verb
to disclaim knowledge of
he could not disavow his actions, they ruined Ryan’s life.

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discreet

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adjective

judicious in ones conduct or speech

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disgraced

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noun
the loss of respect
the disgrace of criminals.

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reckon

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calculate

I reckon that if you don’t study then you will get a bad grade.

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submissive

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to let other dominate you

i knew that Carly was being submissive when the bullies pushed her in the closet.

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chide

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lecture

my mom gave me another chide. 😒

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segue

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transition

to segue into the right lane.

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transient

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temporary

the window was transiently closed.

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quell

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to suppress to push down

to quell the situation.

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