Set 43 Flashcards

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Pantry

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A small room or large cupboard in a house where food is kept

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2
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Rampart

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A large wall built around a castle/town to protect it

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3
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Coil

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Something twisted into a series of circles placed one above the other

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4
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Concoction

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A mixture of various ingredient/ components

An excuse,explanation or story made up in order to deceive someone

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5
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Apt

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Suitable or just right for the situation

Likely

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6
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Ransack

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To search a place or container in a careless way

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7
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Sincere

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Honest/not pretending

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8
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Brevity

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Using only a few words or lasting a short time

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9
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Enclose

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To surround

Place something in a envelope along with a letter

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10
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Omit

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To leave out

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11
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Paddock

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A small field where animals (usually horses) are kept

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12
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Invaluable

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Extremely useful

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13
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Innocent

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Not guilty to not have done anything wrong

Having no knowledge of the horrible things in life

Not meant to cause harm-harmless

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14
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Accelerate

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To speed up

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15
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Guilty

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To have done something wrong

Feeling guilt

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16
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Decelerate

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To slow down