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Connexus 8: Language Arts > Unit 5: Crossing Borders — Vocabulary > Flashcards

Unit 5: Crossing Borders — Vocabulary Flashcards

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Ample Definition

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plentiful; abundant

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Anguish Definition

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suffering; torment

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Animated Definition

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brought to life

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Bravado Definition

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daring; boldness

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Cohesive Definition

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close

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Compelled Definition

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forced; pushed

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Coursed Definition

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ran or flowed

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Delirious Definition

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feverish; crazed

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Denizens Definition

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citizens

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Disoriented Definition

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confused; mixed-up

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Emblazoned Definition

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decorated

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Gaunt Definition

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scrawny; thin

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Hallucinated Definition

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had illusions or crazy visions

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Irreparably Definition

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without being able to be repaired

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Lacerate Definition

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slash or cut

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Legion Definition

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a crowd or multitude

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Ostensibly Definition

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supposedly; allegedly

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Physique Definition

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body type; build

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Protruded Definition

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stuck out

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Ravine Definition

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a steep and narrow valley

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Salved Definition

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soothed; comforted

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Splayed Definition

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spread out in a clumsy way

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Tenderfoot Definition

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beginners not yet hardened to the rigors of outdoor life

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Unnerving Definition

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frightening; scary

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Immensity Definition

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hugeness or vastness

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Uttermost Definition

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farthest or outermost

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Affluent Definition

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rich; wealthy

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Demise Definition

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death or end of something

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Eluded Definition

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escaped; got away from

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Embodied Definition

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personified

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Ensued Definition

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began; started

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Extinguish Definition

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douse or quench

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Foreshadowing Definition

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prediction or foretelling

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Haggling Definition

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bargaining

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Improvisation Definition

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making up or inventing on the spot

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Manifestation Definition

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expression

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Paltry Definition

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measly; insignificant

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Pittance Definition

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tiny or meager amount

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Professing Definition

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claiming or purporting

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Prominence Definition

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fame; importance

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Prototypical Definition

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classic; typical

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Purview Definition

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the range of expertise or authority

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Rationale Definition

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Reverberated Definition

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echoed; rang

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Self-deprecating Definition

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putting down or belittling one’s self

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Sidle Definition

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walk sideways; edge

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Squalor Definition

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dirt and filth

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Unabashedly Definition

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without embarrassment

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Correspondence Definition

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way of speaking; communication

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Deferred Definition

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delayed; postponed

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Fester Definition

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cause continuing pain; rankle

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Adversaries Definition

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opponents; enemies

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Benevolently Definition

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with goodwill

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Deftly Definition

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nimbly; with good control of hands

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Imparted Definition

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passed along

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Malodorous Definition

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bad smelling

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Obscured Definition

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Prodigy Definition

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an unusually talented child

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Pungent Definition

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sharp tasting

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Recessed Definition

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a deep cut into a surface

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Retort Definition

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sharp or strong reply

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Solemnity Definition

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seriousness

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Acculturation Definition

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adopting the social traits and patterns of another group

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Antidote Definition

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counteraction; cure

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Assimilation Definition

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absorption into another country or culture

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Demystify Definition

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to remove the mystery from

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Indiscretion Definition

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reckless or rash acts

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Lambast Eefinition

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attack; criticize

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Lambast Definition

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attack; criticize

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Obsessions Definition

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fixations; persistent ideas

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Perverse Definition

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contrary; unreasonable

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Petulant Definition

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touchy; peevish

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Postulated Definition

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suggested; proposed

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Prescient Definition

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farsighted; visionary

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Sentiments Definition

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feelings; emotions

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Sleuthing Definition

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Uncanny Definition

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eerie; mysterious

Connexus 8: Language Arts (9 decks)

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