Words I don't know - 3 Flashcards

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Shroud

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  1. Something that covers or hides from view
  2. Cloth used to wrap a dead body before burial.
  3. To block from sight. `
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Abate

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To become weak; to decrease.

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Industrious

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Hardworking; not lazy.

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Ungainly

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Open to attack; easily injured physically or emotionally.

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Predatory

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  1. Libing by killing and eating others.
  2. Living by using, controlling, or hurting others.
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Plumage

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A bird’s feathers.

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Admonish

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  1. to warn
  2. To criticize gently.
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Aghast

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Struck with horror; Shocked.

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Annihilate

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To destroy completely; to reduce to utter ruin.

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10
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Devoid

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Lacking; empty; entirely without

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Unwitting

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Not done on purpose; unintended.

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Devious

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Having many twists or turns; winding.

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