TKM vocab quiz 1 Flashcards

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fanatical

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(adj.) marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea

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gallantly

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(adv) in a gallant, brave, heroic manner

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reassure

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(v) to give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain

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assure

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(v) inform positively and with certainty and confidence

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shambles

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(n) a condition of great disorder

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unfathomable

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(adj) impossible to come to understand

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absorb

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(v) take in, also metaphorically

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delete

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(v) cut or eliminate

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miniature

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(adj) being on a very small scale

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crude

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(adj) not carefully or expertly made

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acquainted

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(v) having fair knowledge of

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yield

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(v) to give or supply

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caricature

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(N) a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

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devour

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(t v) destroy completely

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seldom

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(adj) or (adv) not often

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stark

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(adj) complete or extreme

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yonder

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(n) distant but within sight (yon is dialect)

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verge

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(n) the limit beyond which something happens or changes

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disregard

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(n) lack of attention and due care

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quell

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(v) suppress or crush completely