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SSAT vocab Tigrane Flashcards

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Enact

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Make a bill or other proposal law

Put into practice (an idea or suggestion)

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Transfer

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Move from one place to another

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Irrational

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Not logical or reasonable

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Vacant

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Not occupied; empty

Having or showing no intelligence or interest (a vacant stare)

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Dissuade

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To advise (a person) against something

To turn from something by persuasion

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Deter

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Discourage or prevent (someone) from doing something

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Exorcise

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Drive out or attempt to drive out; completely remove

To get rid of

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Innate

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Existing in an individual from birth

Belonging to the essential nature of something; natural

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Extraneous

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Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with

Of external origin

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Quarrelsome

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Characterized by arguing, often over silly, unimportant things)

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Quarrel

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An argument; to argue

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Plaintive

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Melancholy

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Precocious

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(Of a child) Having certain abilities at an earlier age than is usual

Mature; gifted; talented

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Embargo

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A restriction (usually on international trade)

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Reprieve

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To delay a punishment

Temporary relief/break from something bad

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Erratic

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Deviating from what is ordinary or standard

Having no certain course/direction

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Anathema

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Something or someone hated

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Laudable

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Praiseworthy; deserving praise

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Astute

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Having an ability to notice and understand things clearly

Intelligent; clever

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Belie

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To conceal (hide) from sight

To conceal from knowledge or exposure; keep secret

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Diffident

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Lacking confidence

Restrained or reserved

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Facetious

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Not meant to be taken seriously

Amusing; funny; ridiculous

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Flippant

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Lacking proper respect or seriousness

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Blatant

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Obvious; flagrant

Offensively noisy or loud

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Blithe

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Happy or carefree

Showing indifference so extreme it becomes disrespectful

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Carefree

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Without anxiety or worry; happy

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Obstreperous

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Noisy; loud

Stubbornly resistant to control

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Disruption

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An interruption

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Boisterous

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Noisy, energetic, and cheerful

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Gaunt

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Very thin, especially because of sickness or hunger

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Plump

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Having a full, round shape

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Scarce

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Not easy to find or get

Insufficient; rare

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Spark

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A small fiery particle thrown off from a fire (étincelle)

A small amount of an intense feeling (a spark of anger)

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Inferno

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A large fire that is dangerously out of control

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Smolder/smoulder

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To burn slowly with smoke, but no flames

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Wake

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A track or path left by a moving object (like a boat) in a body of water

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Lumberjack

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A person who cuts down trees

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Chainsaw

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A tool used for cutting wood, especially for cutting down trees

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Quill

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A pen made from a feather

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Elated

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Extremely happy or excited

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Meter

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poetic measure; arrangement of words in regularly measured, patterned, or rhythmic lines or verses.

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Metonymy

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Express an action by the object you use to do it

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43
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Simile

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a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”Compare metaphor.

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Personification

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the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure.

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Exemplar

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a model or pattern to be copied or imitated:

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46
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Feather

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What birds have on their skin

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47
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cloth

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A fabric used to make clothes

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Speck of dust

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A very little amount of dust

49
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Speck

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a very little bit or particle:

50
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Gleeful

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Happy, excited, merry, delighted

51
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Repentant

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to feel sorry, self-reproachful, or contrite for past conduct;

52
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Unrepentant

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Not feeling sorry about bad actions that happened in the past

53
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Philanthropic

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Someone generous, kind and attentive

54
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Rebuke

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to express sharp, stern disapproval of something

55
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Reprimand

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A severe reproof or rebuke

56
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circuitous

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roundabout, not addressing a subject directly

57
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Emphatic

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Strongly express, accentuate, insist on something

58
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Ornate

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embellished with rhetoric, the opposite of casual language

Elaborate or highly decorated

59
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Euphemism

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A nicer way to say a harsh thing

60
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Professional

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Someone who has a particular job in which they are skilled

61
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Vehement

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Strongly emotional, intense or passionate

62
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Ardent

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having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:

63
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Authentic

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Something that isn’t false but genuine and real

64
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Forge

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to move ahead slowly; progress steadily, “forge on”

To fake something, “faked signature”

65
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Usurp

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to use without authority or right; employ wrongfully

To take a position of power illegally or by force

66
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Intermittent

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Something irregular, unsteady

67
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Reparation

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Something to make it up to someone, to get past your mistakes

68
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Alliteration

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the use of the same consonant (consonantal alliteration) or of a vowel,

69
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Amends

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reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind

70
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Premise

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An Idea on which you start building an argument

71
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Hint

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suggest something without saying it explicitly

72
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Vindictive

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disposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful:

73
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Proposition

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A suggested plan of action; a proposal

74
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Solemn

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Formal or dignified

Characterized by sincerity

75
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Sincere

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Coming from genuine feelings

76
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Corral

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Gather together and confine a group

A corral: a fenced-in area where you keep livestock (sheep, goats, etc)

77
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Verdant

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Green with grass and rich vegetation

78
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Barren

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Land too poor to produce vegetation (infertile, sterile, desert)

79
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Pole

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Un poteau

80
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Handlebar

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The steering bar of a bike, motorcycle, etc

81
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Conductor

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Orchestra leader

82
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Flock

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A group of birds

To move or go together in a crowd (“People from all over the city flocked to the popular restaurant”)

83
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Herd

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A large group of animals, especially livestock

To be moved in a group (“The students were herded onto the bus”)

84
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Anthology

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A collection of pieces of writing (in the same genre, by the same author, from the same decade, etc)

85
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Null

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Having no legal force (invalid)

Associated with the value of zero

86
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Void

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Not valid or legally binding (invalid) (“The document used to be legally binding, now it is is null and void”)

Completely empty

87
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Suckle

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To nurse

88
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Poultry

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Domesticated birds kept for eggs or meat (chickens, turkeys, ducks, etc)

89
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Obscure reference

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An unclear or unknown reference; a reference very few people understand

90
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Cloak and dagger

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Involving or characterized by mystery

91
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Brick and mortar

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A business that exists in a physical building, especially a shop, rather than doing business only on the internet (eg: a brick and mortar bookstore)

92
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Cessation

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The process of ending (eg: the cessation of fighting in a war)

93
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Proficiency

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Advancement in knowledge or skill

94
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Moss

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La mousse

95
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Fungus

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Champignon

96
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Arborist

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A specialist in cultivating and caring for trees

97
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Shovel

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Une pelle

98
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Confluence

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The junction of two rivers

The act or process of merging

99
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Capacious

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Having a lot of space inside; roomy

100
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Halcyon

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Characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity; often used to describe a time in the past that is remembered as being better than the present (“the halcyon days of our childhood”)

101
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Fib

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A small and typically unimportant lie

To lie

102
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Pesky

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Annoying, but a small annoyance (“a pesky mosquito”)

103
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Plush

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Expensive, comfortable, and of high quality

A thick soft cloth, like short fur, used for covering furniture (la peluche)

104
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Interminable

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Endless (often used to exaggerate)

105
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Edict

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An official order or proclamation made by a person in power

106
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Harbor

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A port where ships and boats are docked

To house and protect someone

107
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Salve

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An ointment used to help heal a wound

108
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Miller

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Someone who operates a mill (un moulin), especially one used to make flour

109
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Grindstone

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Une meule

110
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Reaper

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A person or machine that harvests a crop

Or, the Grim Reaper = la Faucheuse

111
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Sickle

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An agricultural tool used for harvesting (une faucille)

112
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Rash

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Acting without careful consideration of the possible consequences

A lot of small red spots on the skin (irritation)

113
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Gash

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A long, deep cut or wound

114
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Zephyr

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A soft, gentle breeze

115
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Gale

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A very strong wind

116
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Gust

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A very strong, sudden wind

117
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Ripple

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A small wave or series of waves on the surface of water

118
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Sweltering

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Extremely hot

119
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Frigid

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Extremely cold

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