"The Initiation" Flashcards

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conclusive

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(adj) -showing that something is certainly true.
e. g. We proved conclusively that our school is among strongest.

Galiya

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revolt (noun)

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Noun

Violent action against a ruler or government

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condemn

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Verb

To say in a strong and definite way that someone or something is bad or wrong.

The country condemns the use of violence on prisoners.

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plain (adj)

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not decorated or elaborate; simple or ordinary in character.
The church was plain to the point of austere, with no luxuries.

Emir

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ritual

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a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.
It was a ritual they had been performing morning and night for the past two weeks.
Emir

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vivacious

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happy and lively in a way that is attractive — used especially of a woman

She has a vivacious personality.
Shirley

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candidate

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a person who is trying to be elected

the leading Republican candidates
Shirley

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exclusive

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adj, available to only one person or group

We have exclusive use of the room.

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blackball

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(noun and verb) 
to prevent (someone) from joining a group, club

He was blackballed by the fraternity.

Doris

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eliminate

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verb, to remove (something that is not wanted or needed)

The body naturally eliminates waste products.

Doris

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to grill

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informal : to ask (someone) a series of difficult and unpleasant questions : to question (someone) intensely

The police grilled the suspect for hours.

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to flinch

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verb, to move suddenly because you are afraid of being hit or hurt

Whenever I saw a bee near me, I flinch first because of my trauma which was about a hornet.

James

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malicious

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adj, having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person : having or showing malice

I think the guys is malicious because if he is not, he would say sorry when he bumps my shoulder.

James

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anonymity

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noun, the quality or state of being unknown to most people : the quality or state of being anonymous

Some people prefer to keep their anonymity when they donate money.

Assel

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rebellion

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(n)
An effort by many people to change the government or leader of a country by the use of protest of violence

When people don’t like their country’s government, it is very likely that one day these people will cause a rebellion.

Assel

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degrading

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(v)
To treat someone or something poorly and without respect

The groups accuses the company of degrading women in its ads.

Assel

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mute

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adj
not emitting or having sound of any kind

He was perfectly mute while I talked to him.

Eileen

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absurd

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adj-utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue

He often does the most absurd things.

Eileen

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exultation

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n
the act of exulting; lively or triumphant joy

Everyone joined in the exultation at the prisoner’s release.

Eileen

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parasol

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(n)
a light umbrella that you use to protect yourself from the sun

Jason

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coquette

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(n.)
A woman who likes to win the attention or admiration of men but does not have serious feelings for them

Jason

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vulnerable

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adj
easily hurt or harmed physically, mentally, or emotionally

He is vulnerable to imagined insults

Kyu Jin

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miraculous

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adj
very wonderful or amazing like a miracle

We won a miraculous victory in the soccer match because the opposing team was careless at the last minute.

Kyu Jin

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calculating

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carefully thinking about and planning actions for selfish or improper reasons
(adj)

He is a really calculating person: he is always thinking ahead of me.

Richard

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to scoff

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to laugh at and talk about someone or something in a way that shows disapproval and a lack of respect

He scoffed at me because I always play the wrong note in that bar when we were in the concert of our school’s orchestra.

Richard

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cross

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(adj)
annoyed or angry

“Stop teasing your sister,” she said crossly.

Rita

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spontaneous

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done or said in a natural and often sudden way and without a lot of thought or planning

Most of their music was spontaneous improvisation.

Rita

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comradeship

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Samantha

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prestige

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Samantha

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moor

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noun, a broad area of open land that is not good for farming — used especially to refer to land in Great Britain — usually plural

We watched the sun setting over the moors.

Di Yu

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heather

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noun, a type of flowering plant that grows on the moors.

The old man imagined he was eating heather birds for breakfast.

Di Yu

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elect

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noun)-people who belong to a special group and have privileges that other people do not have.

Her new status earned her a place among the club’s elect.

Galiya