Wizard Of Oz Ch. 1 Flashcards by Nicholas Wang | Brainscape

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Hardscrabble

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Adj. providing little for a lot of effort

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Winsome

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Adj. sweetly charming, engaging, adorable

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Spartan

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Adj. simple, restrained

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Pellucid

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Adj. allowing maximum amount of light through

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Sweetly charming

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Winsome

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Providing little in return for hard work

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Hardscrabble

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Simple, restrained

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Spartan

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Allowing maximum amount of light

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Pellucid

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Hunker

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V. To squat or crouch down

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Mottled

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Adj. spotted or blotched with different colors

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Ominous

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Adj. feeling something bad is going to happen

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Undulate

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V. Moves with smooth wavelike motions

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Phlegmatic

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Adj. does not get excited easily; unemotional

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To squat or crouch down

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Hunker

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Spotted or blotched

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Mottled

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Gives a feeling that something bad is going to happen

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Ominous

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Moving with wavelike motions

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Undulate

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Unemotional; doesn’t get excited easily

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Phlegmatic

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Solicitous

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Adj. concerned about welfare, health, or safety

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Alacrity

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N. Speed

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Lowering

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Adj. dark and threatening

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Galvanize

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V. Pushing to act

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Strident

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Adj. loud; shrill

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Exhort

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V. Urgent warning or advice

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Thoughtfully concerned about

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Solicitous

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Speed

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Alacrity

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Dark and threatening

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Lowering

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Urge to act

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Galvanize

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Loud and shrill

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Strident

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Urgently warn or give advice

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Exhort

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Sanctuary

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N. Place that provides protection

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Haven

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N. Place of safety

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Admonition

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N. Warning or cautionary advice

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Eerie

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Adj. makes you feel uneasy or fearful

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Prosaic

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Adj. commonplace, ordinary

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Decimate

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V. Large scale destruction

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Denuded

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Adj. stripped bare

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Offers protection

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Sanctuary

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Place of safety

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Haven

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Warning, cautionary advice

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Admonition

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Makes you fearful or uneasy

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Eerie

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Commonplace, ordinary

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Prosaic

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Large scale destruction

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Decimate

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Stripped bare

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Denuded

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Maelstrom

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N. Large or powerful whirlpool

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Erratic

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Adj. lacks consistency

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Ensue

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V. To take place as a result

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Pinnacle

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N. The highest point

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Firmament

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N. The highest plane; or the sky

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Abate

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V. To become less intense; to die down

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Whirlpool

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Maelstrom

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Lacking consistency

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Erratic

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To take place directly afterwards or as a result

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Ensue

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Highest point

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Pinnacle

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The highest plane

The sky

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Firmament

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Lessen in intensity

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Abate

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Lament

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V. Express grief or sorrow

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Plight

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N. A bad or unfavorable situation

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Spurious

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Adj. counterfeit, lacks authenticity, fake

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Insouciant

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Adj. carefree, without anxiety

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Soporific

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Adj. causes you to feel sleepy

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To express grief or sorrow

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Lament

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An unfavorable situation

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Plight

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Fake, counterfeit,

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Spurious

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Unconcerned, without care

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Insouciant

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Causing to feel sleepy

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Soporific