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The Plastic Flamingo Vocabulary Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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to claim some territory by planting a flag or stake in the ground

A

stake

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the quality of liveliness, excitement and style

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pizzazz

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3
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French for “flaming”, in English it has negative connotations,
meaning showy and flashy

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flamboyant

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4
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to create something through magic spells and witchcraft

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conjure

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in a way that attracts attention by being unusual or extreme

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strikingly

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6
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to gather together like birds do.

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flock

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7
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a memento of a trip

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souvenir

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8
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having the same or similar meaning to something else,
closely associated with

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synonymous

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9
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humble, not fancy

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modest

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10
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to provide eagerly especially with food, drink or help

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cater

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a design style popular in the 1920s and 1930s that is
characterized by streamlined lines and geometrical shapes

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art deco

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12
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well supplied, full of

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replete

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13
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a recurring pattern or decorative design

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motif

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14
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happening in the opposite way to what is expected, and
typically causingwryamusementbecause of this.

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ironic

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15
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a fancy French word for long feathers

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plumes

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16
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to carve a design or word into some surface

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inscribe

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17
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expressing forcefully and with emphasis

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emphatic

18
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a mark of being special, prestigious or stylish

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cachet

19
Q

a stimulus, a flick of the finger

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fillip

20
Q

a place in the desert where there is water. It is green and verdant
in the midst of the desert

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oasis

21
Q

a member of organized crime

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gangster

22
Q

a Motor Hotel, a cheaper type of lodging that caters to
motorists. Usually you can drive to the room without going through the lobby

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motel

23
Q

having to do with signs and symbols

A

semiotic

24
Q

the new young shoot of a plant

A

sprout

25
Q

corresponding in size, degree or proportion

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commensurate

26
Q

having to do with the chemical properties that make
electrons move

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electrochemical

27
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a stablesubatomicparticle with a charge of negative electricity, found in allatomsand acting as the primary carrier of electricity insolids.

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electrons

28
Q

having to do with the wetlands, beaches and marshes

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littoral

29
Q

having the color of a bright pinkish red (like raw bloody
meat)

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incarnadine

30
Q

acting shy and ladylike

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demure

31
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a shade of a color

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hue

32
Q

to become commonplace quickly

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proliferate

33
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wealth

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affluence

34
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creatures that do not have a spine. The six most common types of invertebrates are the following— poriferans (sponges), cnidarians (such as sea jellies and corals), echinoderms (such as sea urchins and sea stars), mollusks (such as octopuses, snails, and clams), annelids (worms), and arthropods (such as insects, spiders, and lobsters).

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invertebrates

35
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made up of salt water

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saline

36
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having the properties of analkali, or containing alkali; having
a pH greater than 7

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alkaline

37
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a simple, nonflowering, and typically aquatic plant of a large group that includes theseaweedsand many single-celled forms. Algae containchlorophyllbut lack truestems, roots, leaves, and vascular tissue.

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algae

38
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a mythical fiery bird that supposedly made a nest of fragrant cinnamon and wood when it aged. At the end of its life it caught fire and burned itself to ash. In the ashes would be found an egg from which the phoenix would be reborn again as a new young bird. It was a symbol of resurrection

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Phoenix

39
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having both cold and warm weather, neither too hot or too cold

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Temperate

40
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to walk in shallow water

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Wade

41
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methane without one hydrogen atom

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Methyl

42
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having to do with the areas of the globe that are just north or south of the tropics

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Subtropical

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