Vocab Flashcards

1
Q

Forward part of a ship

A

Bow

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2
Q

Animals that eat the flesh of other dead animals

A

Carrion eater

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3
Q

Pointed pieces or rock that hang from a cave ceiling

A

Stalactites

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4
Q

Impossible to solve

A

Irresolvable

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5
Q

Living and capable of feeling

A

Sentient

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6
Q

One’s opponent in conflict

A

Adversary

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7
Q

Preying on other animals

A

Predatory

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8
Q

Pointed pieces or rocks formed on a cave floor

A

Stalagmite

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9
Q

Long and careful discussion

A

Dilberation

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10
Q

Finch back in fear

A

Recoiled

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11
Q

Causing too much bloodshed

A

Sanguinary

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12
Q

Prompted by feeling of sadness

A

Sentimental

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13
Q

Clearly seen

A

Evident

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14
Q

Satisfy one’s thirst by drinking

A

Quenching

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15
Q

A complete failure

A

Fiasco

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16
Q

very old

A

Archaic

17
Q

Using effort

A

Vigorously

18
Q

A feeling or intense irritation

A

Exasperation

19
Q

Extremely urgent

A

Dire

20
Q

Hard to find

A

Elusive

21
Q

Small axe with small handle

A

Hatchet

22
Q

Vegetarianism

A

The practice of not eating meat or fish for health reasons

23
Q

Having been made or declared sacred

A

Consecrated

24
Q

When someone is killed for their beliefs

A

Martyrdom

25
Q

A destructive attack

A

Onslaught

26
Q

Simulate an emotion

A

Provoked

27
Q

Horrified

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Appalled

28
Q

Heavy-waterproof cloth

A

Tarpaulin