Vocabulary Flashcards
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Prodigy
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Noun
A person with exceptional talen
2
Q
Crouch
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Verb
To stoop with bent knees
To bend or bow servilely
3
Q
Phony
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Noun Adjective Not genuine or real, intended to be decieving Having no basis in fact False, sham
4
Q
Pungent
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Adjective
Having a sharply strong smell
Having a sharp quality
5
Q
Solemnly
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Adjective Adverb Noun Formal and dignified Not cheerful or smiling, serious
6
Q
Retort
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Verb
Noun
To say something in answer to a remark or accusation
A sharp, witty reply to a remark
7
Q
Guttural
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Adjective
Noun
Articulated in the throat
Being or marked by utterance that is strange, or unpleasant
8
Q
Insolence
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Noun
Adjective
The quality or state of being insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct
Exhibiting boldness or impudence
9
Q
Billow
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Adjective
Verb
A rolling mass that resembles a high wave
To bulge or swell out
10
Q
Valiant
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Adjective
Posessing or acting with bravery or boldness
A valiant person
