Purple Vocab 23 Flashcards

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Sightseeing

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When you are in a new place, usually on vacation, and you go around seeing all of the interesting sights

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Passport

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An important document (it looks like a little book) that you need to get into a foreign country and come back to the United States

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Embrace

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To hug someone

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Usher

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To show someone the way to go and helping them get there

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Broad

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Wide

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Narrow

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The opposite of wide

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Roam

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To wander around,not really going anywhere

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Stalls

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in this story, they are tiny little places, not buildings, where people usually sell things

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Vendors

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People who sell things

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Chant

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To say something in a singsong voice

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Marinated

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When you soak meat in a delicious juice before cooking it

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Oversee

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To watch something to make sure it turns out right

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Outskirts

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The edge of a city

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Blurt

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To suddenly just say or shout out something without thinking first

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Ashamed

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When you feel bad, sorry and embarrassed for doing or saying something you know you shouldn’t have

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