Vocab 5 Definitions Flashcards

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A large or excessive amount of (something)

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Plethora

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The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

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Empathy

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A survey of a review of a past course of events over a period of time.

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Retrospective

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4
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Feel deep respect or admiration for (something)

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Revere

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5
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Related to the countryside (rural)

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Rustic

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Search for and collect (Anything usable) from discarded waste.

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Scavenge

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Having or showing sharp power of judgment.

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Shrewd

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Very weak or slight.

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Tenuous

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9
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Free from disturbance; cause

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Tranquil

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10
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Having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing.

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Wistful

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The state of being harmed or damaged

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Deiterment.

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12
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Separate from another route, especially a main one, and go in a different direction.

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Diverge.

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13
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Public shame.

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Ignominy

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Look carefully and thoroughly at (someone or something) especially so to come to a conclusion.

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Survey

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A clever way to fool someone

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Ruse

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