Anchor Words Flashcards by Zoe m

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Notorious

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Know for negative reasons

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Toil

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Working very hard

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Trivial

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Not that important

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Balderdash

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Jumbled, meaningless words

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Heed

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Pay close attention

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Balk

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Refusing to go on

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Glean

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Gathering bits of knowledge

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Delectable

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Pleasing, delightful, delicious

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Judicious

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Using good judgment

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Etiquette

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Proper rules or behavior

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Indisposed

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Too weak to work

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Pandemonium

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A wild, noisy outburst

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Cache

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A hiding place

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Incognito

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In disguise

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Abode

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A place where someone lives

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Misnomer

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Wrong way to describe

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Cliché

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The saying is overused

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Canvass

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An organized search

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Harbinger

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A sign of what’s to come

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Obscure

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Murky or unclear

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Quail

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Draw back in fear

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Bedlam

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Noisy confusion and uproar

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Rotund

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Having a rounded shape

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Bestow

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To give a gift or honor

Soirée

An evening party

Wheedle

To sweet talk or charm

Reminisce

To talk about the past

Wane

Gradually getting smaller

Prognosticate

A prediction based on data

Bleak

Cheerless or depressing

Eligible

Meeting the requirements

Eloquent

Powerful or moving speech

Denizen

Lives in a certain place

Conundrum

Puzzling question or problem

Preside

To be in charge

Innovation

A change

Ardent

Enthusiastic

Persnickety

Fussy or hard to please

Mellifluous

Smoothly or sweetly flowing

Askew

Twisted the wrong way

Scant

Not quite enough

Knack

A special skill or flair

Angst

Feeling of dread

Xenophobia

Fear or hatred of foreigners

Ruse

A trick

Torrent

A heavy, violent downpour

Levity

Cheerfulness

Nebulous

Hazy, cloudy, or confused

Iota

A very small amount

Jaunty

Having swag, stylish

Skirmish

A brief fight

Candid

To be open and honest

Promenade

To take an easy stroll

Hallow

To make sacred or holy

Epitome

A perfect example

Nostalgic

Longing for things from the past

Amiable

Good natured, kind

Versatile

Flexible or useful in many ways.

Serendipity

A delightful discovery by accident