1 -2 syllables old words Flashcards

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snappy adj.

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short-tempered , snappy & nervous

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lame adj.

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  1. unable to walk

2. uninspiring & dull

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retard v.

retard n.

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v. delay, hold back

n. a person with mental disability

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Damn 1.
Dam
Damp 3.
Lamp
Clamp 5.
Clam
Claim 7.
slam
lamb 9.
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  1. condemn, disapproval
  2. a barrier hold back water
  3. slightly wet
  4. giving light
  5. a brace to hold things together
  6. shell
  7. v. assert something n. declaration
  8. shut loudly
  9. young sheep
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Hassle n.
Hustle v. 
Hectic adj.
hostile adj.
hostage n.
hospitality n.
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n. inconvenience, nuisance
v. force s.o to move hurriedly
adj. restless, very busy
adj. unfriendly, opposed
n. a person seized
n. friendliness

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stripes–strip
tribe
strike v. n.

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long narrow band
ethnic group
v. hit forcibly– n. walkout, refuses to walk, attack

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Sleazy adj.
queasy adj.
lazy

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  • corrupt, immoral

- nauseated, sick

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droning

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low humming sound

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crutch n.

clutch n.

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n. assist to walk

n. grasp

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per se
vice versa
ect.
and so on (so fort)

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  • by itself
  • the opposite order ( he doesn’t trust her, and vice versa)
  • et cetera, a list will not complete
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Flair
Flake
Flare

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  • ability to do something well
  • n. thin spiece
  • bright flame
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cringe
tinge
tingle
binge
bingle ?
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v. feel disgusted or embarrassment
- color slightly
- a slight prickling or stinging sensation
- binge drinking

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slump v.
lump
dump 3.
dumb
dumpster
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  • sit, lean heavily
  • a compact mass
  • a site for depositing garbage 3.
  • lacking intelligence
  • a large trash
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girdle

diddle

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undergarment

-pass time aimlessly

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pinch
punch
bunch

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v. grip tightly
- a blow with the fist
- a bunch of grapes

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vanish v.
banish
lavish
pleading for mercy/forgiveness

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  • disappear
  • to send someone away, especially from their country
  • luxurious
  • make an urgent request, emotional statement
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distort v.
extort
depicted
dictate

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  • pull or twist out of shape
  • to get something by force or threats
  • to represent or show something in a picture, story
  • give order to, boss around
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Fume n.
blaze 
haze 3.
Flame
blame 5.
Fame
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  • gas, smoke
  • fiercely burning fire
    3. fine dust, smoke
  • fire
    5. responsibility for wrong
  • being known
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desert v. n.

dessert

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v. leave – n. dry area

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Fluff
buff
stuffing

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soft fibers
v. polish,
fill tightly with something

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splash
spatter
Platter n.
Flatter v.

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n. striking on the liquid
n. cover with drops or spots of something
Large dish
Pleased and honored

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Savage
rotting
decay
fossil oil

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adj. very bad and severe

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clutter
Flutter
scatter
utter adj.
filthy
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  1. crowd untidily
  2. Flap the wings rapidly
  3. move different directions
  4. a. complete, v. make s sound
  5. dirty
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glare
stare
glimpse

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  • stare in an angry or fierce way
  • look fixedly or vacantly at someone
  • see or perceive briefly or partially
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Reddish | radish
n. noun of red
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glamour
luxury
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rope | robe
tire, line | outfit
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choir | chore
sing | duty
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altar | alter
ancestor | change
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conceal | prevail
- cover | - to be widespread or victorious
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prospect | prosper
- view | - be financially successful
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Bless Blessed--Blest Blissful
- v. to protect, make holy, to favor or to make lucky or happy - sacred; holy; sanctified - extremely happy; full of joy
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preserve | persevere
- hole a place | - persist, carry on
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solemn condemn autumn anthem
- promise | - to criticize something or someone strongly
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Clipper Flipper Flip flop
- nail cutter - cooking turning - a light sandal
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``` damn lamp lamb clamp clam claim ```
- bad expression - giving light - young sheep - holding things together - shell - assert about something
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``` snuggle cuddle smuggle mug mugging ```
- move into a warm, comfortable position - hold close in one's arms - to import or export secretly - attack and rob (someone) in a public place // n.large cup - robbing someone in a public place
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``` dumb dump dumpster Plump lump bump plunger ```
- lacking intelligence - a site for depositing garbage - a large trash - a full rounded shape, chubby - a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape - a protuberance on a level surface
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``` sting stink splint sling splinter ```
- hurt by bees, wound or pierce with a sting - smell very unpleasant - a strip of rigid material used for supporting and immobilizing a broken bone - a flexible strap or belt used in the form of a loop to support or raise a weight - a small, thin, sharp piece of wood
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``` cramp spasm sprain Strain cram ```
- painful involuntary contraction---a tool, typically shaped like a capital G - an involuntary and abnormal muscular contraction - wrench or twist the ligaments of (an ankle, wrist, or other joint - to make a strenuous or unusually great effort - study intensively over a short period of time
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hunch | hump
- bench body forward | - a lump on the back of an animal (such as a camel)--v. to have sex with someone
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Flask | Flash
- experimental cup | - shine in a bright but brief
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``` Flour Fluoride Flower Fowler power ```
- food | - a compound of fluorine
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Snare | nare
- trap to catching birds | - either of the pair of openings of the nose
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``` Scratch scrape scrap crap crab ```
- mark on surface - push or pull a hard to remove dirt - a small piece or amount of something--scribbled her address on a scrap of paper - something of extremely poor quality - Crabs are abundant on many shores
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Shadow shady shallow
Shade vs shape - full of shade - little depth
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reflex reflect Flexible
- response to stimulus | - throwing back by a body or surface of light
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Scrub scribble rub
rub to clean | -write or draw carelessly
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schlump schnauzer sphinx split
slow person - dog - is a mythical creature with the head of a human - break or cause to break
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``` squid squash squad squat squeeze sprouts ```
-small octopus -crush or squeeze---n. vegetable-- - a small group of people trained -crouch or sit with one's knees bent - - veggie