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TPO 8 Flashcards

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Obsidian

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A type of rock that look like black glass

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Edifice

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Monument, building, construction

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Pinpoint

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Diagnose, identify, recognize

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Ingenuity

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Dexterity, skill, talent, ability

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Foresightedness

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Prudence, caution, carefulness, wisdom

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Elite

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Best, first-class, noble

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Eruption

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Explosion, burst, outburst

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Circumstance

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Case, situation, condition

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Implicate

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Imply, involve

To show or suggest that someone is involved in a crime or dishonest act

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Eliminate

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Remove, dispose of

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Predominant

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Dominant, main, prevailing

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Exotic

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Not native, not usual, bizarre

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Flourish

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To develop well and successful, thrive

To grow well and be very healthy

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Prosperous

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Thriving, flourishing, rich

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Emerge

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Appear, arise

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Coerce

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Force, compel

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Paleontologist

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The study of fossils

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Demise

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Collapse, failure, dying

The end of something that used to exist

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Alteration

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Change, variation, revision

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Shallow

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Not deep

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Frigid

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Chilly, cold

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Buffer

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Safeguard

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Retreat

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Withdraw, move back

To move away from someone or something

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Torrid

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Vary hot, scorching

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Cripple

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Paralyze, disable

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Cope

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Handle, manage, deal with

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Fluctuation

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Variation, change, vacillation

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Appealing

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Attractive

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Abrupt

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Sudden and unexpected

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Incorporate

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Include, insert

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Meteor

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A piece of rock or metal that travels through space, and makes a bright light in the night sky when it falls down towards the earth

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Asteroid

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One of the many small planets that move around the sun

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Disruption

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Interruption, break

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Eradicate

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Destroy, wipe out, eliminate, annihilate

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Twist

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Curl, spin, curve

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Merge

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Combine

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Relic

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An old object or custom that reminds people of the past or that has lived on from a past time

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Catastrophic

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Tragic, fatal, disastrous

An event which is very bad for the people involved

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Equator

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استوا

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On rushing

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Coming, approaching

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Miniature

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Small, tiny

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Tide

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The regular rising and falling of the level of the sea

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Tear

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اشك

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Adorn

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Decorate

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Controversial

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Disputed, questionable, arguable

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Proponent

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Supporter, advocate

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Conceivably

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Maybe, perhaps

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Recede

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Withdraw, diminish, decrease

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Detractor

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Critic, derogator

Someone who says bad things about someone or something, in order to make them seem less good than they really are.

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Gully

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A small narrow valley, usually formed by a lot of rain flowing down the side of a hill

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Astronomer

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A scientist who studies the stars and planets

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Hint

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Clue, suggestion, indication

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Permafrost

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A layer of soil that is always frozen in countries where it is very cold

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