word of the day quarter 3 Flashcards

1
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a rebellion

A

insurgency

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2
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to seizure or to collect or gather

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corraled

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3
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a young person in the process of developing from a child into an adult

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adolescent

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4
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the time of life when a young person develops physically and mentally from a child into an adult

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adolescence

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5
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extremely sudden and maybe even a little shocking

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precipitously

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6
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having previously filled a particular role or been a particular thing or denoting the first or first mentioned of two people or things

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former

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7
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situated or occuring nearer to the end of something than to the beginning

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latter

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8
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capability or ability to innate or acquired capacity for something also known as talent

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apitude

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9
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become aware of conscious of something, come to realize, understand or interpret or look on someone or something in a particular way

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perceive

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10
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causing light hearted laughter and amusment or having or showing a sense of humor

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humorous

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higher in station, rank, degree, or above average in excellence, merit, intelligence, or of higher grade or quality, or greater in quantity or amount

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superior

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the action of providing or supplying something for use, or an amount or thing supplied or provided

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provisions

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13
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bare, desolate, and often windsweet or without hope or encouragement, depressing, and/or dreary

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bleak

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14
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a person able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions

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resilient

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15
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treat in an indulgent or overprotective way

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coddle

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16
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extremely hungry

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ravenous