Rogue Wave Flashcards

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Placid

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(adj.): pleasantly calm; peaceful;tranquil.

Ex: The Amazon forest is so ______________.

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Diligent

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(adj.): having or showing care and conscientiousness in ones works or duties . Synonyms: industrious, hard-work, conscientious, meticulous, painstaking.
Ex: I was very ___________ when I was at the farm.

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Rogue

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(noun):a person who is dishonest or immoral; haveing in abnormally savage or unpredictable disposition
Ex: the __________wave slammed into the sailboat.

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Maneuver

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(V): to move skillfully

Ex:it was hard to ___________ over the rocks.

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Vague

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(Adj): not clearly expressed or understood;indistinct

Ex: the imagine was very _________ in my head.

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Fruitless

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(Adj): not Bering fruit ; useless ; unsuccessful

Ex: the harvest was very____________ on the game.

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Compelling

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(Adj): having a powerful or irresistible effect; overpowering and cannot be ignored (as in a compelling reason)
Ex: I had a very________________ feeling when I saw the wave.

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Derelict

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(Adj): a vessel abandoned in open water by its crew without any hope or intention of returning; anything or anyone that is neglected and abandoned
Ex: they ____________the house when the tsunami was coming.

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Inevitable

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(Adj): impossible to avoid ; sure to happen.

Ex: the giant wave was inevitable.

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Tentative

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(Adj):uncertain ;not definite or positive; hesitant ; experimental.
Ex: We were ______________ about going to sea world.

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