Set 11 Flashcards

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1
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mark or be marked with lines or wrinkles caused by frowning, anxiety, or concentration.

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furrow

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noun
a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility.

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stupor

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adjective
likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme.

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drastic

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when someone has said something, you mean that what they have said is only their opinion or applies only to them.

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speak for yourself

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a supply or source of something.

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reservoir

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informal•North American

make someone feel upset or disappointed.

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bum out

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clumsy or unsuccessful performance or piece of work; mistake; botch.

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bungle

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a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility.

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stupor

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adjective
(of a person or animal) thin and bony.

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scraggly

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adjective
moving with a slow, shuffling, awkward gait.

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shambling

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noun
a person’s manner of walking.

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gait

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a large dark African antelope with a long head, a beard and mane, and a sloping back.

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gnu

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place where a wild animal, especially a fierce or dangerous one, lives. ; den

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lair

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(of a hen) make a short, guttural sound.

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cluck

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adjective
inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

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formidable

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adjective
(of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline.

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stern

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noun
the internal organs in the main cavities of the body, especially those in the abdomen, e.g. the intestines.

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viscera

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adjective
bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy.

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sullen

19
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noun
a thing that causes disgust or hatred.

a feeling of hatred

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abomination

20
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noun
a thing on which a bird alights or roosts, typically a branch or a horizontal rod or bar in a birdcage.

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perch

21
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adjective
nauseated; feeling sick.

slightly nervous

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queasy

22
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monkey, ape. also : any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of primates that includes monkeys, apes, and humans.

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simians

23
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conjunction
although.

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albeit

24
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adjective
(of relations between people) having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor.

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amicable

25
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is to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay

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apall