vocabulary test 9\ Flashcards

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balmy

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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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denominater

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the number blew the line in a fraction

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4
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vertical

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straight up and down

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5
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ovation

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a loud and enthusiastic show of approval

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6
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emancipate

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to set free form slavery or control

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7
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susceptible

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easily influanced or uneffected

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8
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tarnish

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to dull the shine of ametal surfaced by exposure of 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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wailing in a grief

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11
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remnants

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small remaining quantities of something

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12
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hordes

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large group of people

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13
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agony

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extreme physical or mental suffering

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14
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raged

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feel or express violent uncontrollable

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15
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teetered

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more or move unsteadlly as it about to

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16
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stagger

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walk or movel unsteady as if about to fall or socked

17
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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

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move irregulary with a splashing sound

19
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diminish

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make or become less

20
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pulverized

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reduce to fine particles

21
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ruefully

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in a way to expresses sorrow or regret espesially ina wry or humorous manner

22
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interlaced

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crossed intricutely togeter

23
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hickory

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a cheifly north americans tree of the walnte family that yields useful timer and tipically bears edible nuts

24
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immigrant

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a person who travels to a new country to live permanently

25
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discrimination

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the act of treating people unfairly or with preject because they are part of a certain group

26
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Ellis island

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the first land immigrants saw when they sailded to america NYC near the statue of liberty

27
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manifest

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list of people on a boat or plane

28
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probability

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a measure of how likely it is that an event will occur

29
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chance

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the likelihood of an event

30
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outcome

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the posible results of such expriments