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Vocab. 1 & 2 Flashcards

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ABSTRUSE

Moose

A

Hard to understand

-adj.

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ABHOR

chore

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To hate very much, to detest utterly

-v.

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ABRIDGE

Bridge

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To shorten; to condense; to diminish; to curtail

-v.

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ENTICE

Mice

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To lure, to attract, to tempt in a pleasing fashion.

-v.

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ADJUNCT

Add junk

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Something connected or added to another in a subordinate position; an assistants
-n.

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ABUT

Butt

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To border upon; to adjoin

-v.

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AJAR

Jar

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Partially open.

-adj.

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ACCOLADE

Lemonade

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An award, an honor; approval, praise

-n.

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AFFINITY

Fin tea

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A natural attraction; kinship; similarity

-n.

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HOARD

“Store”

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To accumulate for future use; stockpile

-v.

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LAMENT

“Cement”

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To express sorrow or regret; to mourn

-v.

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VERBATIM

“Vern’s bat”

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Using exactly the same words, word for word

-adv.

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ALTERCATION

Altar

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A heated quarrel

-n.

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AMBIANCE

Ambulance

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Mood, feeling, general atmosphere

-n.

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AMENABLE

Mean bull

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Agreeable, responsible to authority, pleasant, willing to give in to the wishes of another
-adj.

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BALLISTICS

Lipstick

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The study of dynamics or flight characteristics or projectiles
-n.

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BALM

Palm

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Something that heals or comforts; soothing; an oil or ointment
-adj./n.

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BELEAGUER

Big leaguer

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To besiege; beset, surround, harass

-v.

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BLATHER

Lather

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To talk nonsensically

-v.

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BUCOLIC

Bulls frolic

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Rural or rustic in nature, country-like

-adj.

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CACHE

Cash

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A hiding place, or the objects hidden in a place

-n.

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CAJOLE

Parole

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To weedle, coax, or persuade someone to do something they didn’t want to do.
-v.

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CAPACIOUS

Caps spacious

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Roomy, able to hold much.

-adj.

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CATHARSIS

Cats and horses

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An emotional or physiological cleansing that brings relief or renewal.
-n.

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