"the veldt" vocab

Question 1

nursery

Answer 1

n. a room in a house for the special use of young children

Question 2

recede

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v. to move backward; gradually to disappear

Question 3

re-

Answer 3

back or again

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cede-

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go

Question 5

veldt

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n. an extensive, flat, open grassland with few trees; typically found in southern Africa

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conceive

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v. form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind

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juant

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n. a short trip taken for fun

Question 8

appaled

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adj. greatly dismayed or horrified

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bemused

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adj. puzzled; confused

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emanation

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n. something produced or expressed, such as heat from a fire or anger from a person

Question 11

ex-

Answer 11

out

Question 12

subside

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v. to fade away

Question 13

sub-

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under or beneath

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pegasus

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n. flying horse from greek mythology

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flaw

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n. a mark, fault, or other imperfection that mars a substance or object

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jovial

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adj. cheerful and friendly

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neurosis

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n. a minor mental illness related to stress

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neuro-

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nerve

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osis-

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condition

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scrooge

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n. a selfish, miserly person; someone who is not generous

Question 21

engrossed

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adj. totally absorbed in (something), paying attention to nothing else

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utopia

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n. an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect; paradise

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ou-

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not

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topos-

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place

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dystopia

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n. an imagined world or society in which people lead wretched, dehumanized, fearful lives

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dys-

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bad

Question 27

ad nauseam

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adv. to the point of sickness (nausea); such an excessive amount of something that it becomes annoying or tiresome

Question 28

bona fide

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adj./adv. in good faith; genuine or real

Question 29

caveat emptor

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n. let the buyer beware; the purchaser is buying at their own risk