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Connexus 8: Language Arts > Unit 2: The Forces of Nature — Vocabulary > Flashcards

Unit 2: The Forces of Nature — Vocabulary Flashcards

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Precipitous Definition

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Very steep

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Acquiesced Definition

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Accepted; went along with

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Poaching Definition

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Hunting illegally

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Marauders Definition

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Raiders

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Exasperation Definition

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Annoyance

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Medley Definition

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Assortment; mixture

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Pious Definition

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Devoutly religious

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Condolences Definition

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Offerings of sympathy

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Interlopers Definition

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Those who trespass or intrude

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Endeavors Definition

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Efforts

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Draught Definition

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Drink

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Languor Definition

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Lack of energy

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Compact Definition

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Agreement

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Gabble Definition

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Jabber; talk fast or foolishly

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Reconciliation Definition

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Establishment of friendship or harmony

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Succor Definition

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Relief

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Pestilential Definition

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Injurious or deadly

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Cached Definition

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Hidden in a secure place

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Reminiscent Definition

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Reminding one

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Undistinguished Definition

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Not very notable or different from surroundings

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Yearling Definition

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An animal one year old but not yet two

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Dispersed Definition

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Distributed or spread over a wide area

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Minutely Definition

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Paying close attention to even the smallest details

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Obliquely Definition

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On an angle; indirectly

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“-ly” Usage

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The suffix “-ly” is sometimes added to an adjective to form an adverb, as in the adverbs “minutely” and “obliquely”

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Details Definition

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Specific examples, events, facts, statistics, comparisons, and other kinds of information that support a bigger idea

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Irony Definition

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The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect

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Bracken Definition

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A large, coarse fern

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Infrared Definition

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Outside the visible spectrum

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Incandescent Definition

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Producing light by radiating hot, visible light

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Fluorescent Definition

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Producing light by bombarding a glowing material with electrons

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Epicenter Definition

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The point of the Earth’s surface directly above something, usually the point directly above an earthquake

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Prevalent Definition

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Commonly occurring

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Scourges Definition

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Causes of great pain or punishment

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Debris Definition

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Scattered remains; rubble

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Magnitude Definition

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Size; greatness

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Pent-up Definition

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Shut up; contained

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Disposition Definition

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Personality

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Brooked Definition

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Tolerated

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Wheeling Definition

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Turning sharply

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Placid Definition

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Still; tranquillity

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Apprehensive Definition

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Anxious; concerned about

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Clamor Definition

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Insistence and noise

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Garish Definition

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Strangely or brightly colored

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Confirmation Definition

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Agreement

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Stile Definition

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Steps set up for crossing a fence

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Headland Definition

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A high cliff that juts out over the sea

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Breakers Definition

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Waves that break on the shore

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Recounted Definition

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Told about

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Pallor Definition

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Paleness

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Laconic Definition

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Using so few words as to appear rude

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Lumbering Definition

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Moving slowly and heavily

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Dawdling Definition

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Wasting time

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Rubicund Definition

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Healthy and reddish; ruddy

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Furtively Definition

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Secretly; sneakily

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Imperative Definition

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Necessary; not to be avoided

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Fuselage Definition

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Body of a plane

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Paraffin Definition

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A waxy flammable substance

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Deft Definition

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Skillful

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Gale Definition

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A strong current of wind

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Abash Definition

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Embarrass

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Extremity Definition

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Extreme circumstances, usually hardship

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