Unit 9 Flashcards

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avenge

A

to get revenge for or get even for or settle a score

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deluge

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a great flood a heavy fall of rain anything that causes a vast quantity of flood

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giddy

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dizzy, light headed, lacking seriousness

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impact

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the striking of ones object to another, the shock cased by collision to affect especially forcefully

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intimidate

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to make teemed or frightened by threats to use fear to get someone to do something liberality

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logical

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reasonable, making use of reasonable good sense

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optional

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left to ones own choice not required

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outright

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complete instantaneous without delay

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9
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saunter

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to stroll walk in ease and in a leserly way

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sluggish

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lazy slo-moving not active, dull

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subordinate

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lower in rank and position, secondary, one who is in a lower position

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variable

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likely to undergo change, a value or quantity whose value may change

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verge

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the point in which something happens a border of the edge

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