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Vocab 5 Flashcards

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Embody

Body

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(Jimmy sculpted a body he never embodied)

To give a bodily form to. Verb

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Hoard

Stored

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(A squirrel hoards nuts and stores them for winter)

To stockpile. Verb

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Entice

Mice

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(You can entice cats with mice)

To lure. Verb

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Impair

Imp pair

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(The imp pair impair her social life)

To hurt. Verb

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Innate

In Nate

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(In Nate we see an innate ability)

Born with/part of you. Adjective

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Innovation

Inn ovation

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(A real inn ovation for its innovation)

Something that is new. Noun

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Karma

Harm-a

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(No harm-a will come to you if you have good karma)
The force generated by a persons good or bad deeds
(what you have coming to you based on your deeds). Noun

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Lament

Cement

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(We lament that he was buried in cement)

To show sorrow. Verb

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Ubiquitous

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Found all over the place. Adjective

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Prowess

Prowler

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(The prowess of the prowler)

Exceptional skill and bravery. Noun.

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Verbatim

Vern’s bat

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(Vern followed the couches instructions verbatim)

Use the exact words. Adverb.

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Oblique

Freaks

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(People aren’t freaks because they walk oblique)

Neither perpendicular or parallel

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Mirage

Garage

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(The garage was a mirage

Unreal reflection or illusion. Noun

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Mode

Toad

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(Toads have a mode for catching food)

A way of doing something. Noun.

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Muse

Fuse

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(Don’t muse when a fuse is lit)

To think. Verb

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Obtuse

Noose

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(Don’t be obtuse the horse thief gets the noose)

Not quick to comprehend something. Adjective

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Ostracize

Ostrich

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(Ozzie the ostrich wondered why he’s being ostracized)

To exclude from a group. Verb

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Patrician

(Magician

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(The magician creates a partition)

To divide something into parts. Verb

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Opportune

Opera tune

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(This is not the opportune time for a opera tune)

A good time to do something. Adjective.

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Penitent

Penitentiary

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(Bubba was penitent for the crimes that landed him in the penitentiary)
To be sorry. Adjective

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Periphery

Referee

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(Referees should stay on the periphery)

The outside edge. Noun

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Roster

Rooster

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(There’s a rooster on the roster)

A list of names. Noun.

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Ramification

Rams on vacation

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(A possible ratification of rams on vacation)

A consequence. Noun

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Quandary

Laundry

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(A quandary at the laundry)

A confusing situation. Noun.

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