Set 5 Flashcards

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Repellence

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  1. Able to repel

2. Disgust or distaste

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Fixture

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A piece of equipment that is fixed in position in a building or vehicle

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Tawny

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Orange brown or yellowish brown

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Jolt

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To move in jerky motion

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Decrepit

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  1. (Of a person) old and infirm (weak)

2. Worn out or ruined due to old age or negligent

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Tassel

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A tuft (bunch) of loosely hanging threads

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Viable

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Capable of working successfully; feasible

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Sway

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To oscillate

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Enterprising

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Having or showing initiative or resourcefulness

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Milling about

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Move around in a confused mass

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Cache

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A collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place

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Whisk

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Take or move suddenly in a particular direction

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Strain

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Injured by overuse

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Fitful

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Intermittent

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Contort

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Twist or bend out of normal shape

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Plod

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To walk heavily or slowly; to trudge

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Slump

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To collapse

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Crane

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Stretch one’s neck to get a better view

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Scuttle

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Run hurriedly or furtively with a quick few steps

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Transfixed

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To become motionless with horror, wonder or astonishment

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Curlicue

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A decorative curl or twist

21
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Parboil

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Partially cook in boiling water

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Intertwine

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Twist or twine together

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Orifices

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Openings such as mouth or nostrils

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Beeline
A straight line between two places
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Straddled
1. Sit or stand with legs on either side | 2. Legs wide apart
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Penned in
To shut in a sheep pen
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Falter
1. Start to lose strength | 2. Speak in hesitant, unsteady voice
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Adrift
1. Floating without moored (tied to a rope or anchor) or steered 2. Lost and confused; without guidance
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Tinge
1. Color slightly | 2. Having a small influence; imbue slightly with feeling or quality
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Drape
Arrange cloth or clothing loosely around body
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Skin grafts
Transplant of skin
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Singed
Burn superficially or lightly
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Tattered
Old and torn; in poor condition
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Gaunt
Emaciated, skeletal
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Sumptuous
Splendid and expensive looking
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Prune
Trim by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems
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Paranoia
A psychological condition which the patient thinks everyone is trying to hurt him
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Broach
Raise a difficult subject for discussion
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Unkempt
Untidy
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In lieu of
Instead of
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Above the fray
Not involved in a particular argument
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Throng
A large densely packed crowd of people
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Expedite (Verb)
Make an (action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more easily
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Loom
1. Appear as a shadowy form (esp. one that is large and threatening) 2. (An ominous sign) seem about to happen
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Scraggly
1. ( of a person or animal) thin and untidy | 2. (Of a plant) sparsely foliated or unevenly grown
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Pare off
Trim something by cutting away the edges
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Prominent
1. Important, famous 2. Projecting from something 3. Conspicuous
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Triumvirate
A group of three people holding power in particular
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Sounding board
A person who listens to opinions