Chapter 4 Flashcards

(36 cards)

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Luxury

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Something fancy or comfortable, usually expensive

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Upheaval

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A very big change

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Bucoic

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relating to pleasant country side

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Proximity

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Nearness in distance or time

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Uncanny

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Very strange and difficult to explain

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Foreshadow

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Indicating or hinting about a future event

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Petroleum

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Oil that is obtained from earth and is used to make gasoline and other resources

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Forge

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Develop something new especially a strong relationship with others

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Paparazzi

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Photographer who follows famous people in order to take pictures of them

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determination

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The quality of trying to do something even when it is difficult

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Encapsulate

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To completely cover or contain something

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Accommodation

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Building or rooms where people stay

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Caviar

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He eggs of a fish

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scraps

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Bits of leftover food

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Exhausted

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the act of draining strength away

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Impressed

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If something impresses you you feel great admiration for it

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Prestigious

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Having a high reputation

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Affluent

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Commencement

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A beginning; a graduation ceremony

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Fruition

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The point at which a plan is successfully completed

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Obvious

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Easy to notice or understand

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Mutual

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Shared by two or more friends

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Reflect

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To think carefully about something

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Obligated

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Feeling you must do something because it is considered right

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Trance walking
walking while you are thinking about something so deeply, you don't notice what is happening around you
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Welfare
Money that is paid by the government to people that are poor or unemployed
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Refugee
Someone who has been forced to leave her country, especially during a war, or for political or religious reasons.
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Receptionist
Someone whose job is to welcome and deal with people In her office.
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Devotion
Strong loyalty, loyalty
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Vulnerable
Easily harmed
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Unsolicited
Not asked for
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Ranks
People who belong with a particular group
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Nourished
Given the food and other substances necessary to life
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Cherished
Something/someone that is loved
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Exterior
The outer surface or part
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Excel
To master