vocab 12 Flashcards

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allude

A

to make an indirect reference/refer

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2
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authentic

A

something genuine to something

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3
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baton

A

thick stick people use hit/sports

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4
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clarity

A

an arguement being well explained

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5
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cockade

A

piece of headwear with feathers

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6
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disrupt

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to intrude in something

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7
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eliminate

A

get rid off

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8
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hireling

A

to do something stupid just to get paid/ assassin/hitman

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9
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knell

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a sound that represents death

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10
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Lei

A

flower necklace in Hawaii

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11
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pare

A

to reduce something/ peel or cut

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12
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rampant

A

out of control/terrible

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13
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scourge

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smtng that causes a lot of sufferage in a group

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14
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triplicate

A

multiples of three

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15
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unseemly

A

to disapprove someones bad behavior

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16
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toady

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to flatter themself

17
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passage

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place for ppl to pass - crossing by boat - part of smtng written

18
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avalanche

A

mass of something (tends to be snow) falling down

19
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premonition

A

feeling that smtng bad will happen

20
Q

fumes

A

smoke - great irritation shown

21
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creditor

A

someone who is receiving owed money

22
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unearthly

A

weird - non earth like

23
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aggravate

A

make worse

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impasse

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something that can’t be resolved

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shrew
mouselike animal - nagging woman
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fateful
very important - future - deadly
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abstain
do without willingly - refuse to vote for anything/have an opinion
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mite
small amount of money - small animal looks like a spider
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collaborate
work together
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exaggerate
make something greater than it already is
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exposed
unprotected - make known - let light fall on - revealing
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presale
selling something before it's available
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monocle
one eyeglass
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hectoliter
something with the compassity 100 liters
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millipedes/centipede
bug with 100/1000 legs
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greek prefix 1 - 10
mono di tri treta penta hexa hepta octa nona deca
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tretabasic
having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement
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heptagon
shape with 7 sides