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Vocabulary 1-3 Flashcards

What is the definition of this word?

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Definition: Projectile

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An object that moves really fast through the air

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Definition: Distract

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To stop someone from concentrating on something

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Definition: Disperse

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Scatter

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Definition: Variety

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Lots of different things

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Definition: Opportunity

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Having a chance to do something

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Definition: Heave

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To lift or move something heavy

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Definition: Advantageous

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Describing a better situation

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Definition: Rotate

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Turn

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Definition: Conceal

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Hide

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Definition: Delicate

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Easily broken or damaged

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Definition: Murky

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Dark and dirty

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Definition: Irate

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Angry

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Definition: Approach

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To go towards someone/something

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Definition: Tremble

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Shake

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Definition: Advanced

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Come closer to; at a high or more difficult level

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Definition: Convince

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To make someone believe something

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Definition: Professional

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Describing someone being paid to do a specific job/occupation

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Definition: Glance

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To look at something quickly

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Definition: Lung

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A part of the body that is used to store air that you breathe in

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Definition: Turf

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Another word for the grass and the soil it grows in

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Definition: Duck

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The action of moving your head down quickly

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Definition: Anxiety

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A feeling you have when you feel worried about something

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Definition: Soot

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A black power that is produced after burning something

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Definition: Prominent

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Describes something that sticks out

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Definition: Pollution

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Harmful things in the environment, such as chemicals or noise

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Definition: Collapse

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Falling down

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Definition: Yelp

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A short noise/scream made by someone who is scared or in pain

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Definition: Unsurprising

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Something that is expected

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Definition: Abundant

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Lots of

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Definition: Matted

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When something, usually hair or fur, is a tangled mess

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Definition: Foolhardy

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Brave

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Definition: Flora

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A term for all the plants that grow in a place

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Definition: Emerge

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To move away from something and become visible

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Definition: Alternative

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Another option

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Definition: Eliminate

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To get rid of someone or something

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Definition: Cocked

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The action of moving something - usually a weapon - into position

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Definition: Evident

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Definition: Ammunition

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A term used to describe bullets or explosives used in weapons

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Definition: Whirl

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To move round and round quickly

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Definition: Oppress

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To unfairly bully and make someone’s life difficult

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Definition: Laboratory

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A room used to perform scientific experiments or make things

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Definition: Prone

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Face down, or at risk of attack

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Definition: Remain

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Definition: Slump

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Fall; fall forwards

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Definition: Apparently

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As far as one knows…

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Definition: Personal

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Belonging to a particular person

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Definition: Relieved

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To feel better or less worried about something

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Definition: Decent

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Satisfactory or acceptable

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Definition: Celebrity

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A famous person

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Definition: Glare

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Definition: Unemployed

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Not having a job

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Definition: Unable

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Not being able to do something

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Definition: Rapid

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Very quick

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Definition: Rifle

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A type of gun

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Definition: Bolted

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Running away quickly

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Definition: Spray

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A sprinkling of droplets or very small objects

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Definition: Attempt

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Definition: Rustle

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A soft crackling sound

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Definition: Rounds

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Shots of ammunition

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Definition: Frazzled

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Something that looks shrivelled up after burning

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Definition: Poxy

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Rubbish or of poor quality

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Definition: Enraged

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Definition: Thump

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Hit or punch

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Definition: Disagree

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To have a different opinion

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Definition: Numb

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When you are not able to feel something properly

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Definition: Audible

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To be heard

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Definition: Release

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Definition: Hoax

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Definition: Triumphantly

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Showing joy at a victory

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Definition: Lunge

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A sudden forward movement of the body

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Definition: Drench

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Definition: Insist

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To demand something

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Definition: Desperate

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Feeling hopeless

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Definition: Preferable

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Something that is better or more suitable

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Definition: Sly

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Definition: Deafening

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Definition: Fatal

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Something that causes death

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Definition: Unquestionably

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Definitely

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Definition: Declare

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Say or announce

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Definition: Catapult

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Throw (or something used to throw things)

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Definition: Hint

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A clue, or a small part of something

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Definition: Lenient

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Being less strict than expected

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Definition: Pinch

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