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spelling-words-401-450 Flashcards

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San Joaquin

The San Joaquin River flows through California.

a river in central California flowing from the Sierra Nevada

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San Joaquin

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cabeza

The horse shook its cabeza up and down.

the head of a person or animal

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cabeza

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imperator

The imperator ruled the Roman Empire.

supreme leader especially of the ancient Romans : commander emperor

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imperator

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physician

The physician treated the sick patient.

one duly authorized to treat disease : a doctor of medicine

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physician

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symbolizes

A dove symbolizes peace.

serves as something that stands for or suggests something else

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symbolizes

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camouflaged

The lizard camouflaged itself in the leaves.

concealed by means of disguise

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camouflaged

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piñon

We collected piñon nuts from the tree.

the nutlike seed of a low-growing nut pine of western North America

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piñon

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dysfunctional

The dysfunctional clock showed wrong times.

related to a trait or condition failing to serve a useful purpose

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dysfunctional

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creosote

Creosote built up in the chimney.

a dark brown or black flammable tar deposited from wood smoke

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creosote

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gravelly

His gravelly voice needed rest.

harsh and usually irritating or unpleasant — used especially of the human voice

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gravelly

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keening

We heard keening wolves at night.

having the quality of or suggesting a lamentation or cry of grief

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keening

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probation

The student was put on academic probation.

the action of suspending the sentence of a convicted offender

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probation

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aesthetic

She had good aesthetic taste in art.

relating to the beautiful as distinguished from the merely pleasing

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aesthetic

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suffocate

Don’t let the thick smoke suffocate you.

to die from being unable to breathe

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suffocate

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endowed

The library was endowed by a donor.

furnished (as an institution) with an income

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endowed

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violence

The storm’s violence damaged many trees.

intense turbulent or furious action force or feeling often destructive

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violence

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immunization

The baby needed an immunization shot.

the creation of a condition of being able to resist a particular disease

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immunization

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assizes

Medieval courts held assizes.

former periodical sessions of judges in English counties

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assizes

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stockade

Soldiers guarded the wooden stockade.

a line of stout posts set firmly in the earth in contact with each other

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stockade

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gallipot

The pharmacist used a gallipot.

a small usually ceramic vessel used by apothecaries to hold medicines

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gallipot

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Olympics

Athletes compete in the Olympics.

a modified revival of a festival originating in Athens in 1896

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Olympics

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miscreant

The miscreant broke the window.

one who behaves criminally or viciously

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miscreant

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Aquitaine

Aquitaine was a region in France.

historical region of southwestern France whose capital was Toulouse

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Aquitaine

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muttonchops

The man grew impressive muttonchops.

side-whiskers that are narrow at the temple and broad by the lower jaws

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muttonchops

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charade

His friendship was just a charade.

an almost transparent pretense

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charade

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relegated

The team was relegated to a lower division.

degraded : demoted

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relegated

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conspiratorial

They shared a conspiratorial whisper.

suggestive of an agreement made by two or more persons to do an unlawful act

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conspiratorial

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puppeteer

The puppeteer controlled the marionettes.

one who manipulates small-scale figures of humans or other living beings

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puppeteer

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gullet

Food passes through the gullet.

the tube by which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach : the esophagus

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gullet

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rancid

The milk had gone rancid.

having an offensive smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition

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rancid

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consensus

The group reached a consensus.

collective opinion : the judgment arrived at by most of those concerned

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consensus

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accommodations

The hotel had nice accommodations.

lodgings food and services (as at a hotel)

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accommodations

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emblem

The eagle is an emblem of freedom.

a device, symbol, design, or figure adopted as an identifying mark

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emblem

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recoil

The gun’s recoil pushed him backward.

to shrink back especially with a sudden movement

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recoil

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upholstery

The couch upholstery needed cleaning.

the materials used to make a soft covering especially for a seat

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upholstery

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effectual

The medicine was effectual in treating pain.

characterized by adequate power to produce an intended result

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effectual

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acquaintance

She was just a casual acquaintance.

a not particularly close or intimate friend

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acquaintance

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fandango

They danced the fandango at the festival.

a lively Spanish dance usually performed by a man and woman with castanets

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fandango

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puncheon

The wine aged in a puncheon barrel.

a large cask of varying capacity

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puncheon

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operant

The experiment used operant conditioning.

relating to conditioning in which desired behavior is rewarded

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operant

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infrastructure

The city improved its infrastructure.

the system of public works of a country, state, or region

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infrastructure

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alighted

The butterfly alighted on the flower.

descended from or as if from the air and come to rest : landed

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alighted

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Canterbury

Canterbury Cathedral is in England.

of or from the city of the same name in England

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Canterbury

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barista

The barista made excellent coffee.

a person whose job is to prepare and serve coffee and similar drinks

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barista

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Choctaws

The Choctaws lived in Mississippi.

members of a Muskogean people of Mississippi Alabama and Louisiana

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Choctaws

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prosecutor

The prosecutor presented the evidence.

an attorney who conducts proceedings on behalf of the government

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prosecutor

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noncommittal

His answer was noncommittal.

taking no clear position or giving no clear indication of attitude

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noncommittal

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eulogy

She delivered a touching eulogy.

a composition in commendation of someone or something

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eulogy

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regales

Grandpa regales us with stories.

gives pleasure or amusement to : affects pleasurably

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regales

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psychometry

She claimed powers of psychometry.

divination of facts concerning an object through contact with it

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psychometry

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