vocabulary test 8 Flashcards

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ancestor

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a member of your family who lived a long time ago, even before your grandparents.

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2
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dimension

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a measurement of length, width, or thickness

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3
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dominate

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to rule or control by strenght or power

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4
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invincible

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not able to be defeated

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5
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muse

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to think deeply

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6
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paraphrase

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to use other words to explain something

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7
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vulnerable

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capable of being harmed or injured

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8
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tariff

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a tax paid on products that are imported or exported

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9
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urge

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to speak or argue strongly in favor of

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10
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tactful

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thoughtful and sensitive in dealing with others

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11
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belfry

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a tower where bells are hung

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critique

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to give an opinion of the positive and negetive points of something

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13
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rustic

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having to do with the contryside, not the city

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14
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correspond

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  1. to communicate in writing
    2.the passing of time
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15
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coy

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shy or bashful

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16
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lapse

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1.a small mistake or failure
2.the passing of time

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17
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falsehood

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a lie or untruth

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18
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navigate

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to steer or direct the course of a ship or an aircraft

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19
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kindling

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dried twings or small pieces of wood used to start a fire

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domestic

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  1. related to the home or family
    2.unfair favor to one side
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21
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amateur

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a person who does something for pleasure not for pay

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22
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rebellion

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Aciall of appodition to a form of a authority

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23
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appease

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To make a comer by giving into demend

24
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partial

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  1. not complete
    2.unfair favor to one side
25
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gratify

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to give plasure or satasfaction

26
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impartial

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Not favoring one over the other

27
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knoll

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a small rounded hill

28
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tolerate

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a person who spoils the fun of others

29
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whimsical

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odd or playful

30
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killjoy

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a person who spoils the fun of others

31
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versatile

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able to do many different things well

32
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convertible

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an automobile with a top that could be folded back or removed

33
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rendezvous

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n.a place for meeting
v.to meet a previously arrested time and place

34
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ponder

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to think about some thing very carfully

35
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noxious

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harmful to the health of living beings

36
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quagmire

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1.soft wet soggy ground
2. a difficult situation;a prediament

37
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glutton

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someone who eats and drinks greedly

38
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implore

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to beg urgently

39
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harmonious

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being in agreement

39
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deplete

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to use up

40
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snob

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a person who feels he or she is better than others

40
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congested

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1.to be overcrowded or filled to over flowing
2. having too much mucus in a body part

41
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blotch

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a large spot or stain

42
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automatic

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operating without a person’s control

43
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tuition

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money to attend a school or collage

44
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tamper

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to interfere with something so as to damage or change it

45
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vigorous

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energetic,livily, and full of streangth

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47
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immaculate

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extremly clean or neat

48
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junction

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a place where things meet or cross

49
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yearn

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to have a strong wish or longing about something

50
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collate

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to put pages together on the correct order

51
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elevate

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to rise or lift up

52
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garland

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a ring of flower or leaves;a wreath

53
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flammable

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easily set on fire

54
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horde

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a large moving crowd