Lesson 7️⃣ Vocab Flashcards

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Dispel
Dispel
Dispel
Dispel
Dispel
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V. To clear away, to get rid of, as if by scattering

I wanted Linda to reassure me ,but her letter, instead of _________ my fears, she increased them

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Dub
Dub
Dub
Dub
Dub
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V. To give a title, nickname, or description to

His fans_______ Babe Ruth “The Sultan of swat”

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Fanfare
Fanfare
Fanfare
Fanfare
Fanfare
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N 1. A sounding of trumpets or other brass instruments
2. Any showy display

The audience is alerted to the entrance on stage of hamlets mother, queen Gertrude, by a loud________

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Fledgling
Fledgling
Fledgling
Fledgling
Fledgling
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N. 1. A Youngbird just learning to fly
2. A young inexperienced person
Adj.new and untested

The _______ took short trials across our yard from their nest.

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Inane
Inane
Inane
Inane
Inane
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Adj. empty, shallow or silly
N. Foolishness, a silly or pointless act

Mary, annoyed by the _______chatter of her classmates,walked down the hall.

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Mettle
Mettle
Mettle
Mettle
Mettle
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N. Courage to bear up under a difficult circumstances;spirit

The children showed their___by refusing to tell the soldiers anything about their friend

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Negligible 
Negligible 
Negligible 
Negligible 
Negligible
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Adj. small and unimportant, not worth noticing

The teams mistakes int eh final round were ____, having no effect on the result

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Protract
Protract
Protract
Protract
Protract
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V. To draw out or lengthen

Our flight to NYC was ______due to the storm.

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Replica
Replica
Replica
Replica
Replica
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N. A copy or Reproduction , Especially one on a smaller scale than the original

We have a _______of the Eiffel Tower on the coffee table

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Deluge
Deluge
Deluge
Deluge
Deluge
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Noun1. A downpour of rain, a flood
2. A flood of anything
V. To flood or overwhelm

Mary’s friend _________her with cards, phone calls, and visits after the surgery

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Claustrophobia
Claustrophobia
Claustrophobia
Claustrophobia
Claustrophobia
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N. An abnormal fear of narrow or enclosed spaces

Adams____prevents him from going into the fun house

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Collegue
Collegue
Collegue
Collegue
Collegue
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N. An associate or coworker of similar status

My dads ______came to our house for dinner

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Condescend
Condescend
Condescend
Condescend
Condescend
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V1. To lower oneself to a position one considers inferior
2. To behave in an superior manner
Adj. showing an offensively superior manner

Mary’s ____attitude is not acceptable at school

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Contingent
Contingent
Contingent
Contingent
Contingent
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Adj1. Conditional; depending on something else
2. Likely, but not certain to happen,possible
N. A group that is part of a larger group

In my hammock I am _________on it to hold me

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Daunt
Daunt
Daunt
Daunt
Daunt
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V. To discourage or intimate
Adj. so difficult or dangerous to discourage or intimate

Getting a bad grade did not ______mary but encouraged her to do better

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