Y Flashcards

1
Q

: to arouse admiration by an impressive
display

A

Dazzle

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2
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a natural stream of water normally smaller than a river

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Brook

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3
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partially or totally dark

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Gloomy

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4
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to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger

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Glower

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5
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.) ill-natured; quarrelsome

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I’ll tempered

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6
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to wander; to move aimlessly from place to place

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Ramble

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7
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any of various small boats

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Skiff

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8
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having a surface luster or brightness

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Glossy

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9
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a single quick motion of short duration

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Jerk

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10
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dignified; majestic

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Stately

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11
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(n.) a manner of walking or moving on foot

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Gait

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12
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a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural
ornamentation

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Foliage

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13
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darkened by gloom or anxiety

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Cloudy

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14
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in a state in which one thing does not agree with or match
another—usually + with; in a state in which people do not agree with or
understand one another —usually +with

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Out of tune

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15
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) a disagreeable mood marked by surliness and irritabilit

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I’ll humor

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16
Q

used as a warning that there will be trouble if
someone does something specified

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Woe to

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17
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strong vengeful anger

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Wrath

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18
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to stir up; arouse

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Kindle

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19
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used with a singular noun to refer to a large
number of things or people

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Many a

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20
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in a manner expressive of suffering or woe

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Plaintively

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21
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irritable and abrupt

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Snappish

22
Q

to burn with or as if with hot liquid or steam

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Scald

23
Q

distant or uninvolved; withdrawn

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Sulky

24
Q

to become depressed or weakened

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Droop

25
Q

horrified; extremely frightened and
shocked

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Horror-struck

26
Q

rising to a great height; impressively high

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Loftly

27
Q

to tremble convulsively; shiver; quiver

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Shudder

28
Q

marked by greatness especially in size or degree

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Immense

29
Q

one that sings with skill

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Songster

30
Q

to move to and fro near a place

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Hover

31
Q

in a delicate or refined manner

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Daintily

32
Q

being or characterized by a rapid and intensive
decline or increase

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Steep

33
Q

the quantity that one can hold in an apron

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Apronful

34
Q

the jaws of a bird together with their horny covering

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Bill

35
Q

Hedge ,fence

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Mound

36
Q

to prevent from doing, exhibiting, or expressing something; to
limit, restrict, or keep under control

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Restrain

37
Q

used to say that something will happen even it rains;
sometimes
used figuratively for no matter what happens

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Rain or shine

38
Q

very noisy and full

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Uproarious

39
Q

to proceed especially in the face of danger

A

Venture

40
Q

to move jerkily; quiver

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Twitch

41
Q

full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy

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Wistful

42
Q

causing intentional annoyance

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Taunting

43
Q

(n.) a shotgun for shooting birds or small
animals

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Fowling piece

44
Q

Continuing constant

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Ceaseless

45
Q

in a nervously hurried, desperate, or panic-stricken way

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Frantically

46
Q

Rain that freezes or partly freezes as it falls from the sky

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Sleet

47
Q

To walk heavily or slowly, trudge

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Plod

48
Q

Put forth

A

Cast

49
Q

Different from the usual or normal

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Peculiar

50
Q

To give utterance to,pronounce, speak

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Utter