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Vocabulary 6 Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
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Chortle

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Verb; to laugh and snort at once

Noun; a snorting laugh

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Wax

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Verb; to gradually increase in size, intensity, or strength

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Wane

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Verb; to gradually decrease in size, strength, or intensity

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Accrue

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Verb; to gain in increments over time

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Motley

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Adjective; varied in appearance or character

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Exodus

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Noun; a mass departure of people

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Nebulous

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Adjective; hazy

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Solace

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Noun; comfort in a time of distress

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Spurn

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Verb; to reject with disdain

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Apocryphal

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Adjective; of questionable authenticity or authorship (talking about the proof not person)

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