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Pearson 8: Language Arts B > Unit 1: Echoes from the Past — Vocabulary > Flashcards

Unit 1: Echoes from the Past — Vocabulary Flashcards

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Adze Definition

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a cutting tool with an arched blade set at right angles to a handle

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Ambrosia Definition

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food for the gods

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Brace Definition

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pair

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Breach Definition

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opening

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Divers Definition

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diverse; various

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Fold Definition

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sheepfold

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Formidable Definition

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tending to inspire awe or wonder

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Guile Definition

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skill in strategy and outwitting an opponent

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Hale Definition

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sound; free from defect

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Hewed Definition

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cut

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Mustered Definition

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gathered

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Prodigious Definition

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enormous; monstrous

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Profusion Definition

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great quantity

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Sage Definition

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wise

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Stoke Definition

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supply with fuel

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Victuals Definition

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food

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Whey Definition

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the watery part of milk that is separated from the curds in the process of making cheese

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Ardor Definition

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passion

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Beguiling Definition

A

charmingly deceiving

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Chided Definition

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gently scolded

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Combers Definition

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long curling waves of the sea

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Contender Definition

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competitor

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Disconsolate Definition

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dejected; in low spirits

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Doting Definition

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excessively fond

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Dwindled Away Definition

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became steadily less

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Enticing Definition

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luring; seducing

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Flayed Definition

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stripped off

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Foreboding Definition

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sense of coming evil

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Founder Definition

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sink

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Lolling Definition

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idly lounging

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Regaled Definition

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entertained grandly

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Scudding Definition

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moving swiftly

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Snare Definition

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trap

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Stealth Definition

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being secretive or hidden

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Succumbed Definition

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given in; surrender

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Supplication Definition

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earnest and humble request

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Tempered Definition

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hardened and strengthened

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Tumult Definition

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confusion; agitation

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Vile Definition

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Squadrons Definition

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large groups

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Brazen Definition

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made of brass

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Commandeered Definition

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took by force

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Contemptible Definition

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not worthy of respect, despised

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Contending Definition

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competing; vying in a contest

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Desolation Definition

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loneliness

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Dithering Definition

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acting nervously or indecisively

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Frenzy Definition

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Gall Definition

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a combination of boldness and attitude; nerve

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Goad Definition

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something that urges or prods

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Heft Definition

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Helm Definition

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Interposed Definition

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put a remark into a conversation

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Justification Definition

A

reason or excuse

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Lavished Definition

A

gave generously

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Pliant Definition

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flexible; yielding

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Plundered Definition

A

taken wealth or possessions from wrong-fully

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Rave Definition

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speak irrationally

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Revelry Definition

A

merrymaking

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Runnels Definition

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Smote Definition

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Thongs Definition

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strips of leather or hide

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Tremulous Definition

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Wiliest Definition

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Compulsion Definition

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uncontrollable impulse or drive

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Edifying Definition

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morally instructive; enlightening

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Eminent Definition

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important; well-known and respected

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Factoid Definition

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trivial facts or questionable statements that have the appearance of fact

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Foster Definition

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promote; help grow

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Fraudulent Definition

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Matron Definition

A

older married woman with children

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Pacify Definition

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Plausible Definition

A

believable

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Preposterous Definition

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absurd; ridiculous

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Proficient Definition

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accomplished; competent

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Scandalous Definition

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Seer Definition

A

someone who can see the future

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Unscrupulous Definition

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the quality of being without integrity or honesty

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Vagabond Definition

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person who wanders aimlessly from place to place

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Wizened Definition

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shriveled; wrinkled

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Auspicious Definition

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Distraught Definition

A

agitated with pain

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Bereft Definition

A

bereaved; deprived of a loved one

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Shades Definition

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Tortuous Definition

A

marked by repeated twists and turns; winding

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Broached Definition

A

broke into or opened up

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