words of the day Flashcards

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Comeuppance

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A deserved punishment or fate

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2
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Inaudible

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Unable To be heard

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3
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Dismissed

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Order Or allow to leave

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4
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Transport

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To take or carry people or goods from one place to another

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5
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Unsubscribe

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To cancel a subscription to an electronic mailing list or online service

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Predict

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To say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or be a consequence of something.

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7
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Remit

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**To send money in payment or as a gift.
to release from/forgive

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8
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climax

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turning point RIGHT BEFORE the most intense part of the story

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9
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Unreliable Narrator

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When a stories narrator cannot be trusted.
(unreliable purposeful dishonesty, mental illness, or self description)

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Curiosity

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A strong desire to learn/know something
**A strange/unusual object or fact

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Sustanance

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Food and drink as regarded as a source of strength and nourishment.

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12
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Confuddled

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In a state of extreme confusion, especially in frustrating situations/problems

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13
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Fortifications

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A defensive wall/other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack

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14
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Beseech

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Ask urgently and fervently

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15
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Insolent/Insolence

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Showing rude or arrogant lack of respect.

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16
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Melancholy

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Melancholy is a deep, persistent sadness or sorrow, often without a specific cause.

17
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Encounter

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Unexpected or casual meetings with someone or something

18
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Ominous

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Something that gives the impression something bad or unpleasant is going to happen

19
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Forbidding

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Describes something that appears threatening, intimidating, or unwelcoming.

20
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Malice

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The intention or desire to do harm or cause suffering to someone.

21
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Sinister

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The feeling that something bad is likely to come.

22
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Offer

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Present (something or someone) to accept or reject as so desire.

23
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Empathy

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Ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.

24
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Idiom

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A common phrase with a meaning that cannot be understood by looking at its individual worlds/words. Communicate thoughts ideas and feelings without saying it literally.