Vocabulary Test 10 Flashcards

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Balmy

A

Soothing and mild

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2
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Bask

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To lie in and enjoy a warm place

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3
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Denominator

A

The below the line in a fraction

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4
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Vertical

A

Straight up and down

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5
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Ovation

A

A loud and enthusiastic show of approval

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6
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Emancipate

A

To set free from slavery or control

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7
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Suspectable

A

Easily influenced or affected

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8
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Tarnish

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To dull the shine of a metal surface by exposure to air

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9
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Abated

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Become less intense or widespread

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10
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Keening

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The action of wailing in grief

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11
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Remnants

A

A small remaining quantity of something

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12
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Hordes

A

A large group of people

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13
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Agony

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Extreme mental or physical suffering

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14
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Raged

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to feel or express violent uncontrollable anger

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15
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Teetered

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  1. Move or balance unsteadily
  2. Two sway back and forth
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16
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Stagger

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Walk or move unsteadily as if about to fall

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Amphibious

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Relating to living in or suited for both land and water

18
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Sloshing

A

Move irregularly with a splashing sound

19
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Diminish

A

To make or become less

20
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Pulverized

A

To smash into pieces

21
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Ruefully

A

To show sorrow or apologize

22
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Interlaced

A

Closely connected

23
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Hickory

A

A type of wood

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Immigrant

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Traveling a person who travels to a new country to live permanently( wants to be a citizen)

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Discrimination
The act of treating people unfairly or with prejudice because they are part of a certain group
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Ellis Island
First place immigrant saw when they traveled to America. In NYC, near the Statue of Liberty
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Manifest
A list of people on a bow or plane
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Probability
A measure of how likely it is an event will occur (number between 1 and 0)
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Chance
The likelihood of an event
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Outcome
Possible result