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Vucab and Authors Flashcards

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1
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series of steps

A

Stair

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a small sharp-pointed nail usually having a broad flat head

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Tacks

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3
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small fragments, parts or factions

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Splinters

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4
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hit or attack with heavy impact

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Bludgeoning

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5
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growing trees of their wood

A

Timber

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6
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Author of See it Through

A

Edgar Albert Guest

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7
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Author of Mother to Son

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Langston Hughes

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8
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Author of Good Timber

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Douglas Malloch

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9
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fix the eyes in a steady intent look often with eagerness

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gaze

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state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

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rapture

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11
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a judgement involving condemnation; the act of blaming

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censure

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12
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supreme authority

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dominion

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13
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something that foreshadows a coming event

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portent

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14
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an order of angels

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seraphim

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15
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having or expressing little or no sensibility; unemotional

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stolid

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16
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incurable; not likely to be changed or corrected

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immedicable

17
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causing or characterized by emotional distress

A

fraught

18
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Author of The Man with The Hoe

A

Edwin Markham

19
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complaining in an annoyed way

A

querulous

20
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having or showing the proud and unpleasant attitude of someone who gives orders and expects other people to obey them.

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imperious

21
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not interesting or exciting

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bland

22
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to make someone feel afraid or upset and unable to think clearly

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unnerved

23
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not having or showing any interest in the rights, opinions, or feelings of other people

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high-handed

24
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Author of The Telephone

A

Edward Field

25
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Author of Sorry, Wrong Number

A

Violet Lucille Fletcher

26
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Author of Invictus

A

William Ernest Henley

27
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aggressive towards others

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hostile

28
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someone who does not want to divulge something

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secretive

29
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someone who assumes to be another character or persona

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pretentious

30
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does not care

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unconcerned

31
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doesn’t have the ability to move

A

invalid

32
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someone who seems unaffected

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insensitive

33
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considers highly of himself/herself

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arrogant

34
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devoid of hope or chances

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hopeless

35
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guy who treats everyone with respect

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gentleman

36
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concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself

A

selfish

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