Word List 5 Flashcards

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One who is defeated in a race

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Also-ran

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1
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To exaggerate

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Aggrandize

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2
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The choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities

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Alternative

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3
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To tease,annoy,harass

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Badger

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4
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Something that soothes

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Balm

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5
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A deep opening in the earths surface

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Chasm

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6
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A person making a claim

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Claimant

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7
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A persons facial expression

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Countenance

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8
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To condemn

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Denounce

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9
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To foretell to guess

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Divine

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10
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Easily taught

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Docile

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11
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Fairy like small

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Elfin

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12
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A coordinated outfit

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Ensemble

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13
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Deeply learned

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Erudite

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14
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To understand fully

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Fathom

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15
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Teeming with

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Fraught

16
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A small miserable dwelling

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Hovel

17
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Unreal reflection

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Mirage

18
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Strong feeling of sadness for having done something wrong

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Remorse

19
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A rope or chain that allows limited movement

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Tether

20
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A turning or twisting force

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Torque

21
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To shorten by cutting off

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Truncate

22
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Quality of being every where at the same time

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Ubiquitous

23
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Word for word

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Verbatim

24
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To decrease gradually

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Wane