The Joy Luck Club American Translation Flashcards
(115 cards)
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Compel
A
Force
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Chungwang chihan
A
If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold (one thing is always the result of another)
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Pock mark
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Scar from smallpox or chicken pox
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Loathing
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Hatred
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Tithings
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Voluntary contributions of money
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Leprosy
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A deforming disease
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Pustules
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Blisters or pimples
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Fissures
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Cracks
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Vehemence
A
Force
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Anorexic
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Dangerously thin
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Podiatrist
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Foot doctor
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Lethargy
A
Weakness or lack of energy
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Gorged
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Stuffed
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Retching
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Vomiting
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Post-prandial
A
After a meal
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Dredged up
A
Dug up
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Sham
A
Fake
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Flow with the Tao
A
Live life without resisting where the path takes you
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Ethnicity
A
Affiliation based in ones ancestors backgrounds, traits, or customs
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Baby boomers
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People born after World War II
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Exuberance
A
Great enthusiasm
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Karma
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The positive or negative force generated by a persons actions
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Deliriously
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Wildly
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Avant-garde
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Experimental, forward thinking
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Differentiate
Separate
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Chockablock
Packed
26
Ingenuity
Creativity and resourcefulness
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Naive
Unsophisticated
28
Procure
Gather
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Bougainvillea
A kind of flower
30
Prenuptial
Before the wedding
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Regurgitated
Spit back up
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Minimalist
Unadorned
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Freesias
A kind of flower
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Asymmetrical
Not evenly balanced
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Huffed
Said resentfully
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Disparaging
Critical
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Obstinate
Stubborn
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Skittery
Nervous
39
Shoshana
Hebrew for "rose"
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Choszle
It Stinks to death in there
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Pristine
Pure
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Disemboweled
With the insides taken apart
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Irrevocable
Unchangeable
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Quivering
Shaking
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Hovered
Lingered about
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Groping
Searching uncertainly
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Devised
Thought of
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Intersection
Place where two points meet
49
Sonorous
Sounding rich and full
50
Apathetic
Unconcerned, uninterested
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Puritanical
Having strict moral and religious values
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Inviolable
Not able to be damaged or hurt
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Innuendos
Indirect critical comments
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Unequivocal
Absolute
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Sullied
Tarnished, stained
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Endearments
Affectionate comments
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Concocted
Created
58
Belated
Delayed
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Ferocity
Fierceness
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Scrutinized
Looked at carefully
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Declined
Refused
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Amorous
Loving
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Pathetic
Pitiful
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Guileless
Sincere, honest
65
Acquiesced
Gave in
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Jrdaule
I already know this
67
Sun yat-sen
First president of the republic of China (est. 1911 after he defeat of
68
Genghis khan
Mongol conqueror of most of Asia and Eastern Europe
69
Evolved
Developed
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Taiwan
Location of the republic of China since 1949; also called Formosa
71
Stalemate
Deadlock
72
Bing
Nickname for taiyuan
73
Uncanny
Extraordinary and unexplainable
74
Beijing
Name of a city in China
75
Cremated
Burned to ashes
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Gung-ho
Enthusiastic
77
Grimly
Sternly
78
Hulihudu
Confused
79
Heimongmong
Dark fog
80
Escargot
Snail
81
Impotent
Not being able to engage in sex
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Macrame
Woven rope
83
Lithographs
Paintings done by marking on a stone with ink and pressing paper against it
84
Vials
Containers
85
Tide you over
Help you get over a difficult time
86
Foyer
Entrance hall
87
Obsessively
In a pre-occupied way dominated by an idea or habit
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Perennials
Flowers that bloom every year
89
Aloe Vera
A kind of plant
90
Succulents
Plants that store a lot of water in their leaves
91
Irrational
Unreasonable
92
Despicable
Disgusting
93
In limbo
Between two extremes
94
Stammers
Speaks with repetitions
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Garishly
In an overdone way
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Ornate
Heavily decorated
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Covenant
Solemn agreement
98
Fuming
Raging
99
Ruse
Trick
100
Recount
Tell again
101
Injustice
Lack of fair and equal treatment
102
Scallions
Green onions
103
Sesame oil
An Oil used in Chinese cooking
104
Hoisted
Lifted
105
Flexed
Bent
106
Smirked
Smiled in an unpleasant way
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Grimaced
Made a face
108
Preamble
Foreword, opening part
109
Paranoid
Distrustful and suspicious
110
Flail
Move around in jerky motions
111
Gnashing
Grinding
112
Chastise
Scold
113
Nala nala
Take it take it
114
Tofu
Soybean curd
