Video - Letters of the Lost Generation Flashcards

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devote (time, effort, or oneself) to a particular task or purpose. Joan has {…} her life to animals.

A

dedicate to..

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opening up, revealing

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uncovering

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in a way that covers or affects a large area. His house was {…} damaged by the fire

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extensively

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a feeling of disappointment about someone or something you previously respected or admired.

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disenchantment

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a person who goes ahead and discovers or shows others a path or way.

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pathfinder

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6
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for the most part; mainly; first of all

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primarily

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not moderated or lessened by anything.

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untempered

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a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

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narrative

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time in addition to what is normal, as time worked beyond one’s scheduled working hours.

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overtime

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move out of or away from something and come into view; appear

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emerge

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11
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free;

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spare

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12
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the complete loss or absence of hope.

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despair

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13
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an aim or plan. She was full of good {…}

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intention

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expose (one’s country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy.
a double agent who {…} some 400 British and French agents to the Germans

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betray

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finally; in the end.

The largest firms may {…} become unstoppable

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ultimately

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