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Vocab Flashcards

1
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To make something look more beautiful

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Adorned

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2
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As it should be

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Auspicious

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3
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The loud noise of a group of people

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Clamor

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4
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Maze

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Labyrinth

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5
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Not in complete control

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Precarious

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Make it more interesting

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Embellishment

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Fainted

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Swooned

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Boring and rather frustrating

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Tedious

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Unable to act or think normally

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Stupor

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Went on an outing or journey

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Sallied

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11
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Working very hard

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Toiled

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12
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Restrained or softened; quieted down

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Subdued

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Played or toyed with

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Trifled

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Thought over; considered

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Desolation

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15
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Scattered and broken fragments

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Contentious

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16
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Flashy and designed to impress others

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Ostentatious

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17
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Seeming to hold out the promise of succeed; favorable

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Auspicious

18
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Lookout watchman

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Sentry

19
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To rush out or come out suddenly

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Dally

20
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1 picture writing 2 writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic

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Hieroglyphics

21
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Ceremonies; serious occasions

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Solemnities

22
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To stroll; walk in an easy,leisurely way. A stroll

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Saunter

23
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Money used to invest in something

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Capital

24
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Continually; perpetually; constantly; always

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Invariably

25
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Not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull; unresponsive

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Stolid

26
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To remove from office or power; to take out of place; put down

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Depose

27
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To give advice

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Counsel

28
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Lacking respect; scornful

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Contemptuous

29
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Noticeable, easily seen or detected

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Perceptible

30
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Shy,lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved

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Diffident

31
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Deeply engrossed or absorbed

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Rapt

32
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Frightful, horrible, deathly pale

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Ghastly

33
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To take color from; bleach

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Blanch

34
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Blanket like shawl or wrap

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Serape

35
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The stone floor of a fireplace

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Hearthstones

36
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Protection, support, sponsorship

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Auspice

37
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Unusually unattractive, pleasing, or striking

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Ravishing

38
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Tangible, perceptible, easily noticeable, detectable by touch

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Palpable

39
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A large cask or barrel

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Hogshead

40
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1 to avoid or escape from by cunning; to evade

2 to escape detection;to baffle

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Elude

41
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Animal fat

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Tallow

42
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Menacing; threatening

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Ominous

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