Unit 3 Set B Flashcards

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Barrage

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Noun a rapid large scale, outpouring of something

The governor feast a barrage of questions about possible budget cuts

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Designate

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Verb: to indicate, point out; to appoint

Adjective: selected but not yet installed

Will you please tell me when the coach will designate a team leader?

The new student council designate is looking forward to making many changes to the student government

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Enigma

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Noun: someone or something that is extremely puzzling; that which cannot be understood or explained

Critics complain that the plot twist in the new mystery movie make it in enigma

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Infuriate

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Verb: to make very angry; in rage

It infuriates most parents when their children refused to listen to them and treat them with disrespect

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Pacifist

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Noun: one who is against war or the use of violence;

Adjective opposing war of violence

Martin Luther King Junior was a pacifist who influence civil rights .

Pacifist students protested the war

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Queue

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Noun: a line of people waiting for something such as a bus

Verb: to form such a line

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Slake

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Verb: dissatisfy, relieve or bring to an end

Nothing slick, thirst, better than water

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Terrain

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Noun: the landscape, especially it’s physical features or fitness for some use; a field of knowledge

Mountain bikes are designed to withstand even the most rugged terrain .

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Vow

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Noun: as solemn or sacred promise or pledge

Verb: to declare or promise in a solemn way

Prince Hamlet made a solemn vow to avenge his father’s murder

Bride and groom vow to love each other throughout their marriage

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Waylay

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Verb: to lie and wait for an attack ambush

Thugs will often choose to waylay weary travelers as they make their way home .

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