Vocab meaning Flashcards

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Periphery

A

A boundary line; the outside of anything

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2
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Plummet

A

to fall headlong

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3
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Earshot

A

the distance within which one can hear a sound

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4
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Retinue

A

a group of people accompanying and serving an important person

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5
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Indispensable

A

A person or object that is absolutely necessary

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6
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Potent

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Powerful; mighty

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7
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Brittle

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Easily broken or snapped

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8
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Naive

A

Having a simplistic way of thinking about life and people

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9
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Shackle

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To restrain often with chain or bonds

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10
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Flummox

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To perplex or puzzle

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11
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Pantry

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A small room or large walk-in cupboard where food is stored

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12
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Swirl

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To whirl(in a circular motion); to spin

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13
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Brood

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To meditate silently

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14
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Predicament

A

A difficult position, or dilemma

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15
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Manifest

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Something easily and clearly seen or perceived

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16
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Truncheon

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A short staff; a baton carried by a police officer

17
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Concede

A

To give up; to admit defeat; to admit

18
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Valet

A

A make servant who attends to a gentleman‘s clothes

19
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Horde

A

A moving group of people; a large crowd

20
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Pitfall

A

A hidden danger or unsuspected difficulty

21
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Exhilarate

A

Make someone feel very happy

22
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Remonstrate

A

Make a forcefully reproachful protest

23
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Embroidery

A

Needlework

24
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Perforate

A

pierce and make a hole or holes in

25
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Contagious

A

(of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another

26
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Fruition

A

the realization or fulfilment of a plan or project