refugee Flashcards

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Promenade

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A public area on which people walk or stroll for pleasure

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Paranoid

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Having excessive suspicion about others

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Indignation

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Strong anger due to something unjust or insulting

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Inferior

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Of lower value of quality

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5
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Summoned

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To be called to appear at a specific place

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Catatonic

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appearing to be in a daze; unresponsive

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Debris

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The remains of anything destroyed; trash

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Gaunt

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Extreme distress from hunger or exhaustion

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Anguish

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Extreme distress from suffering

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Sheepish

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Feeling or looking embarrassed

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Beret

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A soft cap with a close-fitting headband and a round, flat top

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Radical

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In favor of drastic or extreme political or social changes

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Bisected

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Cut or divided into two equal parts

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Diminutive

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Tiny; small

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Refrain

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A phase that is repeated in a song or poem

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Squalid

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Filthy and neglected

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Dissidents

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Persons who disagree with the majority

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Gawking

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Staring awkwardly or obviously

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Ominous

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Suggesting an evil or harmful outcome

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Dubious

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Doubtful; indicating doubt

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Avenge

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To inflict harm as an act of revenge

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profusely

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In a great amount

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Cringe

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To crouch in fear or embarrassment

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Inconsolable

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Not able to be comforted

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Recoil

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To quickly back away with horror or disgust

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Tedious

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Long, repetitive, and dull

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Dinghy

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A small boat

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Churlish

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Rude; mean

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Intimidate

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To fill with dear

30
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Lair

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The den of a lion or wild animal

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Haphazard

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Random, unplanned, or disorganized

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Immense

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Huge; very large

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Confer

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To consult or discuss together

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Incoherently

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In a manner not easily understood

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Beacon

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A guiding signal or light; a lighthouse

36
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emerge

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To come into view

37
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Chastise

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To scold or punish

38
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Flattered

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Pleased by compliments or attention

39
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Wince

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To tense the body, especially from pain

40
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Fragile

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Delicate. easily broken