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Week 8 Flashcards

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Emaciated

A

Abnormally thin, wasted away

My emaciated friend had an eating disorder

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Surge

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To rush suddenly

We surged towards the enemies

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Tranquil

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Quiet

After an awkward fight, the car was tranquil

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Sanctuary

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Shelter

The poor victims hid in the sanctuary

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Ascend

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To rise

I saw Superman right before he ascended away

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Malnutrition

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Faulty or inadequate diet

The anorexic man was a victim of malnutrition

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Afflict

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To trouble greatly, distress

The afflicted men were in great pain

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Besieged

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To surround, hem in

The besieged men were in the middle of a big crowd

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Privation

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Lack of necessities

The poor men endured privation and couldn’t eat

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Sinister

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Evil, ominous

The sinister group was planning something evil

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Ubiquitous

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Being everywhere at the same time

Tourists are ubiquitous on this island

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Remote

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Distant, hidden away

When I grow older, I want to live in a remote house

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Thwart

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To hinder, defeat

The other team attempted to thwart our team

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Harbinger

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A forerunner, advance notice

The man’s bad attitude should’ve been a harbinger for the man to cut ties with him

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Malignant

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Cancer/causing damage

The person was a bad man, and was a malignant to have on our team

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Excruciating

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Agonizing, torturing

The voluble man was excruciating for my brain

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Respite

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An interval of relief, delay

The man finally stopped talking and I had a respite

18
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Reverberating

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Reechoing, resounding

The loud music was reverberating down the street

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Fretful

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Worrisome, irritable

The fretful man was starting to annoy me

20
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Succumb

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To give way, yield

The man succumbed to his defeat

21
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A red herring

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Something that diverts attention from the main issue

The movie “the Truman show” is all about red herrings

22
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Sour grapes

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Person that is angry because they are jealous

The man picked a fight with the other person because he was rich and the man wasnt

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