vocab lesson 9 Flashcards
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Bravado
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A showy or false display of courage
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Amass
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To gather things together, usually for pleasure or profit.
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Commiserate
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To feel or express sorrow, to sympathize
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Deter
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To prevent from doing or happening
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Euphemism
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An inoffensive term substituted for an offensive term
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Fledging
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An inexperienced person
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Lavish
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Extravagant and abundant, excessively generous
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Menagerie
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A collection of animals on display
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Occult
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Of or dealing with magic or the supernatural.
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Peripheral
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Of, near, or related to the outer edge or boundary
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Profusion
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A great quantity or amount; an abundance
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Recluse
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A person who lives a secluded, solitary life.
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Skittish
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Nervously excitable
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Tangible
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Actual; real; capable of being percieved by the senses
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Undulate
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To move in or cause to move in a wavelike motion
