Physical, Locomotive Vocabulary Flashcards

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_to extend or occur between events; be situated between things,

_to take part in something so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events.

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Intervene, v
Intervention, adj

synonyms: interfere, arbitrate, involve, intercede, mend (your fence)

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a single swing or movement in one direction of an oscillating body;

fluctuation between beliefs, opinions, conditions, etc.

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oscillation, n
oscillate, v

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_suitable for something; appropriate in a particular situation;

_same size and shape (triangle)

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congruent, adj
congruence, n

synonyms: compatible, corresponding, clone, xerox,

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to to take something away illegally

the movement of a limb or other part away from the midline of the body, or from another part.

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abduction, n
abduct, v

synonyms: kidnap, confiscate, deprive

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to turn or hold (a hand, foot, or limb) so that the palm or sole is facing upwards or outwards

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supinate, v
pronate, v

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prevent something/somebody from moving or from working normally

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immobilize,
immobility, n

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masticate, v
mastication, n

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chew (food)

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reiterate, v
reiteration, n

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say something again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity.

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recede, v

synonyms: diminish, dwindle, reduce, retreat, shrink, retract, lessen, decrease,

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go or move back or further away from a previous position,

(of a quality, feeling, or possibility) gradually diminish;

(of a man’s hair/ chin) cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead.

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retaliate, v
retaliation, n

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make an attack in return for a similar attack.

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augment, v

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to add to make better vice versa

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diagonal,

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a slope line that splits or joins two opposite shapes together

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ditch

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a dug channel used in the side of a place to carry away the water

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flesh, n

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the internal soft substance of something

(of the body) between the bone and the skin in the human body

the skin

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glide, v

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to move effortlessly and smoothly

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ghetto, n

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a place where people from the same race or background live in separately that is usually crowded and in a bad condition

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duck, v

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to avoid being seen like when you go or put your head downwards ; dodge

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ape, v

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to do something the same way other person do; imitate, mimic

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opt out, v

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to choose not; avoid

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dissect, v
dissection, n

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to cut, divide or get closer to study something

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confiscate, v

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to talk something away from someone as a punishment

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harbor, v

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hide and protect from the police;

keep your feelings and hide them

or allow something to grow

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libel, v

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to say, or publish something that something/ is not true in order to damage reputation;

slander, vitriol

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redeem, v

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to compensate,

money (of a loan, mortgage or a debt);

or exchange vouchers;

redeem a pledge/promise

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render, v
to make, help with or express/present something
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insulate, v insulation, n
to protect from something to pass through (of a material like heat, sound and electricity); sheld
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reverberate, v
to shake, effect strongly or echo
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retaliate, v retaliation, n
to revenge
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compress, v
to press and squeeze something to take smaller space; condense
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hasten, c
to hurry to do something quickly
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immaculate, v
extremely tidy and clean
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scrupulous
very careful and thorough way
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regurgitate, v
to get back swallowed food to your mouth, or to repeat something you heard or read without really understanding it; hallucinate
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append, v
to add to the end of a writing
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thrash, v
to move in a convulsive way
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hog, v
to keep something for yourself not allowing others to it
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raid, v
to attack a place without warning; plunder, ransack
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reciprocate, v
to move backwards and forwards im straight line
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wear away, v
scraping and rubbing
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slay, v
to kill or have a strong effect especially to make somebody laugh
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combust
to consume or destroy by fire
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elongate, v
lengthen
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gape
to be wide open
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twingle, v
to move lightly and rapidly
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proportional
changing according to change in something else antimony: disproportional
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dichotomy
the separation that exists between two groups or things that are completely opposite to and different from each other
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insulate, v
to protect something with a material that prevents heat, sound, electricity, etc. from passing through
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recoil
flinch
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diverge
to be different to go off a different direction
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surrogate, v
to take something in place/instead of something else
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gush
to suddenly let out large amounts of a liquid
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surge
to move quickly and with force in a particular direction
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converge
to come together to form a single unit