Vocab 11/10 Flashcards

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Amain

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Adverb
With full force
Conflicting ideals that social philosophers have struggled amain to reconcile

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Consort

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Verb
Socialize
At college she began consorting with drug users, eventually becoming an addict herself.

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Ensign

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Noun
A national flag on a ship, often with a military insignia.
The organization is promoting the welfare of marine life features a dolphin on its ensign.

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Cross-bones

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Noun
Pirate flag
The ship we were approaching had a painted skull on their cross-bone waving death at us.

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Tiller

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Noun
A lever used to turn a rubber and steer a boat
They moved the engine form the bonnet to the cabin and added a propeller, rubber, and tiller.

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Transpired

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Verb
Became known
No one will son forget the historical even that transpired in that day

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Saint Eve

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Noun
Halloween
On Saint Eve I see many in costume in order to get a treat

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Shored

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Noun
Bordered
Hezbollah had shored his defense up pretty well

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Peltry

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Noun
Mad of undressed animal pelts
Before protesting killed Peltry fashion, polar beans and seals were a good income for input hunters

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Serried

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Adjective
Crowded together in rows
Flowers came up every spring in their serried ranks

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Moored

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Verb
Fastened with cables
The boat was moored alongside the dock

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Prodormus

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Verb
Very Early
Then, there are the Prodromus whales of the old Scotch Sibbald

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Post Captain

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Noun
A British naval officer in command of worship
The Post Captain was capture as a prisoner of sea

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articulated

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Adjective
United by joints
The articulated arm maneuvers its sensor array among the leave

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Skiff

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Noun
A shallow, flat bottomed bot propelled by oars
Brian took off in a skiff for Daniel while Mark tried to keep the boat afloat

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Boat hook

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Noun
A pole with a hook at one end for prodding and owing rafts and logs
He seized a boat hook and leaning, over the side, caught its end in his camera outfit lying in the skiff below

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Effulgent

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Adjective
Bright shinning
The king showed off the bright Effulgent ray of his crown

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Nod

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Verb
Sleep

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Furlong

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Noun
220 yards
I kicked the ball furlong scoring a goal

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Impregnated

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Adjective
Saturated
Impregnated the cloth with furniture polish