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Unit 3 Flashcards

1
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Cackle

A

Loud crackling call, usually from bird

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2
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Cacophony

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Loud and discordant sound

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3
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Calmed

A

Reduced a person’s fears

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Claming

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Making someone feel less anxious and scared

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5
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Camouflage

A

Remain unnoticed by merging with the background

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6
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Cannibal

A

Living creature that eats its one species

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7
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Capabilities

A

Abilities

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8
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Casting

A

trowing, shedding

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9
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Catalouge

A

Detailed description of different things

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10
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Celebrity

A

Well-know person

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11
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Certain

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Definite and unavoidable

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12
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Chaos -

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Complete disorder

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Charged

A

Given the responsibility

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14
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Chastised

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Scolded

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15
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Chauffeured

A

Driven by a professional driver

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16
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Chemotherapy

A

The use of drugs to control and try to cure cancer

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17
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Cherished

A

Prized

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18
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Cherubic

A

Angelic

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19
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Chilling

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(Literal) very cold, (Idiomatic) very frightening

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20
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chorused

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Said togeather

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21
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Churning

A

Moving about violently usually in a circular manner

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Citing

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Mentioning as an example to support something

23
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Clad

A

Dressed, wearing

24
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Claimed

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Resulted in the loss

25
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Clashing

A

Does not blend in with

26
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Clasped

A

Hand pressed together in a tight grip

27
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Clasping

A

Holding together tightly

28
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Close shave

A

Near miss, narrow escape

29
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Clucked disapprovingly

A

made small sounds showing dislike for what he sees

30
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comforted

A

Reassured and made himself fell better

31
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Commanding

A

(Literal) Authoritative, (Idiomatic) decisive and clear

32
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Commendation

A

praise for attention

33
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Commitment

A

devotion and attention

34
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commotion

A

loud noises

35
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communal

A

Shared

36
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Competent

A

Capable

37
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Concentration

A

Total attention

38
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Confirmed

A

Proved correct

39
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confused

A

Not being able to think cearly

40
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Congratulate

A

Praise for achivments

41
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conned

A

Tricked

42
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Conquer

A

Overcome

43
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Conscientious

A

Hardworking

44
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Conscientiously

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Carefully

45
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Conservative

A

Tradition-Bound

46
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Conserve

A

Save

47
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Constant

A

Continuous

48
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Contorted

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Twisted out of the usual shape

49
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Contrary

A

Opposite

50
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Convicted

A

Found guilty by the court

51
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Convincing

A

Believable

52
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corrugated

A

Having Folds (so that is stronger)

53
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Corruption

A

illegal acceptance of money in exchange for favours

54
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Counterparts

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