Vocabulary Flashcards
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asset
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all of a persons money or other property;a quality or person that can be used to your advantage
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demand
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to ask or call for with authority
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extensive
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large in amount;extending over a great area
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foul
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disgusting in looks,taste,or smell
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frantic
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wild with fear or anxiety marked by wild or hurried activity
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murky
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very dark or gloomy; not clear
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startle
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to frighten suddenly and usually not seriously
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trickle
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to flow or fall in drops
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wither
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to shrivel from loss of moisture
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allegiance
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loyalty and obedience especially to ones country or government
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anesthetic
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a substance that causes temporary loss of feeling in the body
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appendage
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a projecting part of the body especially arms and legs
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ascend
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to go up
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descend
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to go down
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corpse
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a dead body
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sympathy
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a feeling of sadness for another persons grief or misfortune
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upstanding
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honest; respectable
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cherish
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to hold dear to ones heart
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endure
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to keep going despite hardships; to suffer patiently without much complaint
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envy
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a painful feeling of wanting something belonging to someone else
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excruciating
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intensely painful; agonizing
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extremities
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the end parts of the body (hands feet fingers and toes)
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immortal
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living or lasting forever
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precise
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very exact
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protrude
to stick out
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awe
a feeling of mixed respect, wonder,amazement,and or fear
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exhale
to breath out
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inhale
to breath in
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reiterate
to say over again repeatedly
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relocate
to move to a new location
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singe
to burn slightly especially to remove hair by passing briefly over a flame
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tangible
able to be touched
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wistful
having or showing a feeling of regretful longing for something
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yearn
to want something very much
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adjacent
next to or near
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casualty
a person killed or injured in a war or accident
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debut
a first public appearance
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interrogate
to question someone formally and thoroughly
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jargon
a special language of a particular activity or group a way of speaking that is full of long important sounding words
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limelight
the center of public attention
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makeshift
serving as a temporary replacement for something
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pantomime
to communicate using only gestures and facial expressions
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sorrow
a feeling of deep sadness
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triage
the process of sorting people(from battle or disaster) based on their likelihood to survive
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ajar
slightly open
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astonished
struck with sudden amazement or surprise
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boast
to brag about one's own possessions abilities or accomplishments
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depart
to leave
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devour
to eat up greedily or hungrily
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dismal
very gloomy an depressing; dreary
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dusk
the darker part of twilight(when its getting very dark at night)
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famished
extremely hungry
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gaze
to look at someone or something intently especially because of admiration or thoughtfulness
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glutton
a person who eats too much
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idle
lazy; not working; avoiding work
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labor
to work especially physical work
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perish
to pass away completely; to die
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remote
far away; isolated
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summit
the highest point(of a mountain) the top
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deluge
a flood(of water for example) an overwhelming amount of something
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gaunt
being thin or bony(as from hunger or suffering)
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grotesque
very ugly; deformed; monstrous
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haste
excessive speed; quickness
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immense
huge colossal
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inferno
a place or state that resembles hell especially as in great heat or raging fire
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inquisitive
asking many questions; curios about other peoples affairs
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lunatic
an insane person
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menagerie
a collection of wild or foreign animals kept especially for exhibition
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mourn
to feel sorrow especially over someones death
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parcel
a package
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peculiar
strange or odd; unusual
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plummet
to fall straight down; to plunge
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shudder
to tremble with fear or horror
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smother
top overcome or kill by depriving of air or exposing to smoke or fumes
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transform
to change completely in appearance or form
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baffled
totally confused; bewildered; perplexed
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deceive
to mislead or trick; to cause someone to believe something that's not true
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eerie
strange and frightening; creepy
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ferocious
fierce; savage
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flee
to run away from danger or evil
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morsel
a small piece of food; a bite
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mortal
a human being subject to death
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rendezvous
to meet together at a pre-planned time and place
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retreat
to go away from something dangerous difficult or uncomfortable
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sphere
a globe shaped body; a ball
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tedious
tiring because of length or dullness; boring
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trudge
to walk or march steadily usually with much effort
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weary
worn out; tired
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chronological
arranged in the order of time
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clarify
to make an idea or statement more clear and understandable
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context
the circumstances that surround and event; the words and sentences that come before and after a word
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elaborate
to add more detail to something that has been written or said; to expand on
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generation
the average period(around thirty years) during which people grow up and begin to have children of their own
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hybrid
a thing made by combining two different elements (example a mule)
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implement
to put a decision or plan into action
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mandatory
required by the rules or the law
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prior
coming before something; previous
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subsequent
coming after something; following
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relevant
related to the matter at hand; pertinent
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altruism
unselfish interest in the welfare of others
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conscious
mentally alert or active aware of something
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essential
important in the highest degree; necessary
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malice
ill will; the desire to do harm for the satisfaction of doing it
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pride
a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction in your achievements or the achievements of someone close to you; an excessively high opinion of yourself
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remarkable
worthy of being noticed especially as being uncommon or extraordinary
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retort
to answer back typically in an angry or sharp manner
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reverie
a daydream, the state of being lost in thought
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uncanny
strange or mysterious sometimes in an unsettling way
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commonplace
very common or ordinary
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corridor
a passageway (as in school) into which doors open
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edible
able to be eaten
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potable
suitable for drinking
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haggard
looking thin worn or exhausted usually as a result of prolonged suffering or worry
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heir
a person who inherits property
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morose
sullen; gloomy; sulky
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ominous
giving the impression something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
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tragic
causing or characterised by extreme stress or sorrow
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wax
to grow larger or stronger
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wane
to gradually grow smaller or weaker
