Vocab 23 Flashcards
1
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Pluck(adj)
A
Hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension
2
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Prize(varb)
A
To pry, to press or force with a lever; something taken by force, spoils
3
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Rail(verb)
A
To complain about bitterly
4
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Rent(verb)/noun
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Torn(past tense of rend); an opening or tear caused by such
5
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Quail(verb)
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To lose courage; to turn frightened
6
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Qualify(adj)
A
To limit
7
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Sap(verb)
A
To enervate or weaken the vitality of
8
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Scurvy(adj)
A
Contemptible, despicable
9
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Singular(adj)
A
Exceptional, unusual, odd
10
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Stand(noun)
A
A group of trees
11
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Steep(verb)
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To saturate or completely soak, as in to let a tea bag steep
12
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Strut(noun)
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The supporting structural cross-part of a wing
13
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Tender(verb)
A
To proffer or offer
14
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Table(verb)
A
To remove (as a parliamentary motion from consideration
15
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Wafflr(verb)
A
To equivocate; to change one’s position
