vocab words, all chapters Flashcards

Memorize all vocab definitions and parts of speech

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adjacent

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next to, adjoining to (adj)

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2
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alight

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to get down from, (v) To be lit up (adj)

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3
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barren

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not productive, bare (adj)

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4
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disrupt

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to break up, disturb (v)

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5
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available

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ready for use, at hand (adj)

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6
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cater

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to satisfy the needs of, try to make easy, to supply food and service (v)

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7
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hazard

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risk, peril (n) to expose to harm, to gamble (v)

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8
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homicide

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The killing of one person by another (n)

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9
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indifference

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Lack of concern or interest (n)

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10
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indignant

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filled with resentment or anger at an action (adj)

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11
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indispensable

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necessary, not to be neglected (adj)

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12
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lubricate

A

apply oil or grease, to make smooth or easier to use

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13
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mutual

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shared, felt, or equally by two or more (adj)

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14
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germinate

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to begin to grow, come into being (v)

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15
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humdrum

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ordinary, dull, without variation (adj)

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16
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pelt

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to throw a stream of things, to strike (v) an animal skin (n)

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plague

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an easily spread disease causing death, a wide spread evil (n) to bother, or annoy (v)

18
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poised

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balanced, suspended, calm, controlled, ready for action (adj. part.)

19
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regime

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a government in power, a form or system of rule, a period of rule (n)

20
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retard

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to slow, delay, hold back (v)

21
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transparent

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allowing light to pas through, easily recognized, easily seen through or detected (adj)

22
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unscathed

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unharmed, not harmed (adj)

23
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customary

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usual, expected, routine (adj)

24
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dissuade

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to persuade not to do something (v)

25
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entrepreneur

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a person who starts a business (n)

26
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firebrand

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a piece of burning wood, a troublemaker