Word List 06 Deck 2 Page 5 Flashcards

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Exemplary

A

Praiseworthy

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Expatriate

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To remove one from his/her homeland

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Extemporize

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To perform without rehearsal

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Extricate

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To remove

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5
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Facade

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  1. The front of a building

2. Surface Appearance

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Fallow

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Unplowed

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Feint

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An action intended to mislead an opponent

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Fetter

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(N.) A chain

(V.) To prevent from moving

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Finesse

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Skill

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Flippant

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Joking disrespectfully

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Fluster

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To embarrass

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Forswear

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To reject

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13
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Fraught

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filled with

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Furrow

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(n. ) ditch or hole in the ground

(v. ) to wrinkle

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Gag

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(n. ) Joke

(v. ) To prevent from speaking

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Gambol

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To jump or dance playfully

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Gargantuan

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Huge

18
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Gavel

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Hammer-like instrument used by a judge to get attention

19
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Gentry

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Upper-class

20
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Gill

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A fish’s breathing organ

21
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Glaring

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(adj. ) obvious

(v. ) staring angrily

22
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Gouge

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To put holes in