Synonyms Flashcards

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f lippers - broad, flat limbs used for swimming

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predators - animals that kill other animals for food

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haul - pull with force

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slash - cut

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laboriously -

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with great effort

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snout - pointed nose of an animal-

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cavity

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a hollow space-

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emerge

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come out camouflage - hide or disguise something-

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incubate

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hatch eggs using warmth

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incubate

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survive -

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continue to live

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mysteries -

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facts that are difficult to understand

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fascinating -

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attracting greatly

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decade

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  • a period of ten years
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doth -

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an expression of old English for ‘does’

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improve

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  • to become better than before
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cheerful -

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gently -

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softly, mildly

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fertile -

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able to produce a lot of plants or crops-

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abandoned

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left without care-

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vigorous

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healthy and strong

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protested -

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opposed or disagreed

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nightmare

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  • a frightening dream-
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interfering

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rambling - -
wandering
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sprout
when seeds begin to grow into small plants
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spectacular -
eye-catching
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quivers -
shakes quickly
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pleasant -
enjoyable
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foreign
belongs to other country
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merchants
people who trade
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sailed
travelled in a boat or ship
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Portuguese
people of Portugal
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popular
well known
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delicious
tasty
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rattle off
recite