Vocabulary Flashcards

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Support for a bridge span is a _____

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Pier

We walked on the Santa Monica pier.

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An advanced student, gaining supervised experience.

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Intern

The intern is enjoying learning on the job.

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2
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Nervous

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Edgy

The cat looks edgy around the dog.

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3
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Possible event

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Contingency

There was a contingency at school

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4
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Inner softer part of a seed or nut

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Kernel

The kernel on the corn was hard

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5
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Draw or squeeze together

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Constrict

To constrict the rules

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6
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Revolt

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Uprising

There was an uprising against the capital

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7
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Causing suffering to others

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Cruel

It is a cruel world we live in

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8
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Degree of thickness

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Consistency

The consistency of chocolate

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9
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Make individual

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Individualize

I was individualize

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10
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Cord or string for tying

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Lace

I laced my shoes up

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11
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Move with a loud hum or buzz

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Zoom

The car zoomed by

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12
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Fill with wonder

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Amaze

I was amazed by the bright light

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13
Q

21st letter of the alphabet.

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U.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

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14
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Brown European bird.

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Cuckoo.

That Cuckoo is brown.

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15
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Rough boisterous play.

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Horse-play.

We like to horse-play.

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Informal note.

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Memorandum.

I wrote a memorandum.