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Sentence Structures/Vocab Flashcards

1
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Duplicitous

A

deceitful and contadictory: two faced

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Exempt

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free from an obligation imposed on others

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Anonymous

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not identified by name

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Gaudy

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extravagantly bright or showy

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Grimace

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an ugly, twisted expression on someone´s face

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Chide

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scold or rebuke

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Efficiency

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achieving maximum productivity

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Humiliate

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make someone feel ashamed

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Deluge

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inundate with a great quantity of something

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Irritate

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showing slight anger, annoyed

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Remorse

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deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed

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Knack

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an acquired or natural skill at performing a task

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Skittish

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excitable or easily scared

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Implicate

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show someone to be involved in a crime

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Inclination

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a natural tendency to act or feel a particular way

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Pitiful

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deserving or arousing pity

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Deliberate

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done consciously and intentionally

18
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Obliterate

A

destroy utterly; wipe out

19
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Brutality

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savage physical violence; great cruelty

20
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Mortified

A

embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated

21
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Stupefied

A

unable to think or feel properly

22
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wretched

A

lofs ones skin

23
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Complexion

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the natural color, texture, or appearance of ones skin

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Taut

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stretched or pull tight

25
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Irate

A

feel characterized by great anger

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Contraption

A

a machine that appears strange or complicated

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Ignorant

A

lacking knowledge or awareness, uneducated

28
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Scathing

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witheringly scornful, severely critical

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Deft

A

neatly skillful and quick in ones movements

30
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Dissipate

A

disappear or cause a disappear

31
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Elucidate

A

make something clear; explain

32
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Gall

A

bold and imprudent behavior

33
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Conjugation

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the state of being joined together; union

34
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Dignified

A

showing a composed manner worthy of respect

35
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Excruciating

A

intensely painful

36
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Subside

A

become less intense, violent, or severe

37
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Simple Sentence

A

an independent clause with no conjunction or dependent clause

38
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Compound Sentence

A

Two independent clause joined by a conjunction

39
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Complex Sentences

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contains a dependent clause, use a if then structure

40
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Compound Complex Sentences

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two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clause

LA Vocab/ Sentence Structures (2 decks)

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