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The Man Who Walked on the Moon Flashcards

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1
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What does the word reticence mean?

A

Showing restraint, reservation, and control

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What word means showing restraint, reservation, and control?

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Reticence

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3
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What does the word commiserated mean?

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To feel sympathy for

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What word means to feel sympathy for?

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Commiserated

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5
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What does the word berthed mean?

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To anchor a ship

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What word means to anchor a ship?

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Berthed

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What does the word pretence mean?

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The act or state of pretending

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8
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What word means the act or state of pretending?

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Pretence

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What does the word oblivion mean?

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The state of being forgotten or no longer remembered

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10
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What word means the state of being forgotten or no longer remembered?

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Oblivion

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11
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What does the word derided mean?

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To laugh at

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12
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What word means to laugh at?

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Derided

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13
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What does the word perfunctory mean?

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Done out of routine

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What word means done out of routine?

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Perfunctory

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15
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What does the word touts mean?

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A person who buys tickets, usually lottery, and resells them at a profit

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What word means a person who buys tickets, usually lottery, and resells them at a profit?

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Touts

17
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What does the word subterfuge mean?

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Deception or trickery

18
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What word means deception or trickery?

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Subterfuge

19
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What does the word menagerie mean?

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A place where animals are kept in order to be exhibited to the public

20
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What word means a place where animals are kept in order to be exhibited to the public?

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Menagerie

21
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What does the word spinsters mean?

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An unmarried woman

22
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What word means an unmarried woman?

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Spinsters

23
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What does the word moribund mean?

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Decaying, nearing death

24
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What word means decaying, nearing death?

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Moribund

25
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What does the word rancour mean?

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Bitter anger

26
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What word means bitter anger?

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Rancour

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