Reading Flashcards by Danica Crawford | Brainscape

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Scientific equation

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enthalpy

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machine that empties loaded cars by tipping

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tipple

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building with a little tower

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turreted

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with one leg on each side

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astride

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loud

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sonorous

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a group with similar religious beliefs

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denomination

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to twist and turn

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writhed

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a device for carrying an injured person

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litter

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intern; understudy

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protege

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a solution to relieve pain

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paregoric

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a large number

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throngs

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to acquire or gain

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acquisition

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strong dislike

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aversion

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advantage

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stead

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to dislike intensly

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detested

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proper behavior

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decorum

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very steep

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precipitously

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obscene or offensive

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bawdy

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to point something out

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pointedly

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colorless gas used to preserve

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formaldehyde

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natural talent

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proclivity

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platforms for rockets

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gantry

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agitate or annoy

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vexed

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skeptical, disbelief

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incredulous

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relentless, unable to change

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inexorable

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benefit morally or spiritually

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edification

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forcible restraint

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duress

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moving sideways

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sidled

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sad or lonely

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forlornly

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in conflict with

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afoul

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to press with questions or requests

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besieged

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not questionable

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unassailable

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sullen or gloomy

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morosely

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not required

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exempted

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removed or cut off

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apt

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secretly

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surreptitiously

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fake

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pseudo

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rhythmic body experience

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calisthenics

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explain

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expound

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boldly

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resolutely

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quickly

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hastily

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showing fondness or lust

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salacious

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reserved or shy

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demure

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harmful but attractive

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insidious

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secretly

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furtively

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to steal

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appropriated

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bomb/debris from bomb

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shrapnel

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boldy

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emboldened

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evil

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nefarious

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annoyed with disappointment

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chagrined

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depression

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malancholy

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small or little

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paltry

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awesome or wonderous

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prodigious

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edge

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precipice

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join together using tin or lead

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soldering

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very destructive

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prenicious

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never satisfied

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insatiable

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greed

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cupidity

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thinkng carefully

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cogitative

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to show doubt

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dubiously