ya Flashcards

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pare

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to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of

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2
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eavesdrop

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to listen secretly to what is said in private

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3
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settee

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a long seat with a back

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4
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beckon

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to summon or signal typically with a wave or nod

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5
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interject

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to throw in between or among other things

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abreast

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1.beside one another in line

2.up to a particular standard or level especially of knowledge of recent developments

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wayward

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following one’s own capricious, wanton, or depraved inclinations

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lark

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any of a family (Alaudidae) of chiefly Old World ground-dwelling songbirds that are usually brownish in color

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misgiving

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a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event

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10
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brooding

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moodily or sullenly thoughtful or serious

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baffled

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to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely

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bristle

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to furnish with short stiff coarse hairs or filaments : to furnish with bristles

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13
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hazy

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made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze

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14
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onomatopoeia

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the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
also : a word formed by onomatopoeia

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14
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stagger

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to reel from side to side

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15
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scald

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to burn with or as if with hot liquid or steam

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grim

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forbidding or uninviting.

17
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reclaim

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to take back something again

18
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incorrigible

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not able to be corrected or reformed

19
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fanfare

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a short and lively sounding of trumpets

20
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dainty

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small and delicate in a way that people find attractive synonym delicate dainty feet a dainty porcelain cup.

21
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contemptuous

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​feeling or showing that you have no respect for somebody/something

22
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dismember

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​dismember something to cut or tear the dead body of a person or an animal into pieces.

23
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jowl

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usually slack flesh (such as a dewlap, wattle, or the pendulous part of a double chin) associated with the cheeks, lower jaw, or throat.

24
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privy

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Relating or belonging to a person in one’s individual rather than official capacity

25
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devotion

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great love, care, and support for someone or something His devotion to his wife and family is touching.

26
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ail

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in a position to catch the wind upon the forward surface (as of a sail)

27
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disarm

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to take a weapon or weapons away from someone Most of the rebels were captured and disarmed.

28
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apt

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just right

29
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dubious

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causing doubt

30
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D.ana

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Dialogue

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d .A.na

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action

32
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da. N.a

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Narration

33
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dan. A.

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Appearance