Soups Unit 3 Flashcards

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coerce

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The deforestation of the jungle coerced the monkeys to migrate to a new jungle equipped with a plethora of bananas.

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artifice

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Every Saint Patty’s Day, the artifice the leprechauns commit reeks havoc inside Ms. Susies’s kindergarten classroom.

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craven

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As the acidic rain began to fall, the craven man lifted a child above his head, using the kid as a human shield.

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fallow

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The fallow farmland surrounded a desolate house, which was nearly collapsing because of soggy wood and termites, with a rusty tractor sitting on the dusty ground.

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harass

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While the mother was paying her taxes, her child laid underneath her chair, tugged on her fraying shirt, and harassed her about lunch.

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inclement

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Despite having killed enough game to feast the entire winter, the hunter was inclement and shot anything that stirred.

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negligible

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Often the most negligible details can contribute to the deciphering of a intricate mystery.

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precedent

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The young women’s bravery during the attack on the school served as a precedent for the police officers’ job.

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sojourn

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After the forest fire, the mother and baby porcupines’ sojourn was underneath a family’s porch, until animal control found a decent home for them.

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urbane

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The young man’s urbane personality impressed his etiquette teachers immensely.

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