The Velt Flashcards

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Abrupt (adj)

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Sudden

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Bemused (adj)

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Puzzled or confused

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Bouquet (n)

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A beautifully arranged bunch of flowers

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Cluster (v)

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To gather together

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5
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Conjure

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To make something appear like magic

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Engross

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To focus all your attention on something

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Glade

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An open space in a forest

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Hunch

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A strong feeling about what is going on

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Hysterics

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A wild emotional reaction

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10
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Instinctive

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Done without conscious thought

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Intersperse

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To scatter between other things

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12
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Neurotic

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Mentally ill

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Odor

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A smell

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14
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Paranoia

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Mistaken belief that people are trying to harm you

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15
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Peculiarly

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Especially

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Persecute

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To unfairly treat someone badly

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Perspire

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Preoccupied

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Distracted by something you are thinking about

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Presently

20
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Psychologist

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A doctor who studies people’s minds

21
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Recede

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To go back

22
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Reluctant

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Not willing to do something

23
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Sedative

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A drug to make you calm down

24
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Soundproof

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Made of material that doesn’t allow sound in

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Squint
To screw up your eyes to see better
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Stroll
To walk slowly in a relaxed way
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Tantrum
Uncontrolled display of anger
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Telepathic
Able to read people’s minds
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Veldt
An open area of grassland in southern Africa
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Whirl
To spin round quickly