refugee Flashcards

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promenade

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a public area on which poeple walk or stoll for pleasure

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2
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paranoid

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haveing excessive suspicion about others

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indignation

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strong anger due to smoething unjust or insulting

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inferior

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of lower value or quality

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5
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summoned

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to be called to appear at a specific

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catatonic

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appearing to be in 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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extremely thin from hungers 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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avenge

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to inflict harm as act of revenge

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profuse

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in great amount

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13
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cringe

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to crouch in fear or embarrassment

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14
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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 fear

20
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lair

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the den of a lion or wild animal

21
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squalid

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filty and neglected

22
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dissident

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persons who disagree with the majoritly

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gawking

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staring awkwardly or obviously

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ominous

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suggeseting an evil or harmful outcome

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dubious

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doubtful; indicating doubt

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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

30
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refrain

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a phrase that repeated in a song or poem

31
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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

34
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incoherently

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in a manner not easily understood

35
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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