CHAPTER5 Flashcards

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ancient

A
・dating from a remote period
・adjective
・The ancient civilization of Asia.
Synonyms
・antiquated, old fashioned, very old
Antonyms
・new, morden
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articulation

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・the act of making a sound or of speaking words
・noun
・She never articulated her opinion to her boss.

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biological

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・related to the scientific study of living things
・adjective
・He search for biological parent.

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carved

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・to decorate with designs or figures cut on the surface
・verb
・He carved his initials on the tree.

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cave

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・abig hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or under the ground
・noun
・The cave quickly filled up with smoke.

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chamber

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・an enclosed space, especially in your body or inside a machine
・noun 
・The hearts has four chambers.
Synonyms
・room, space, bedroom
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commonsense

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・sensible or partical
・adjective
・They don`t have a grain of commonsense between them.

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deliberate

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・carefully weighed or considered
・adjective
・A deliberate act of disobedience
Synoonyms
・purposeful, willful, intentional
Antonyms
・accidental, implusive, precipitate
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explore

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・to traverse or range over for the purpose of discovery
・verb
・He explored Mars and Venus
Synonyms
・probe, research, investigate
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indiscriminate

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・an action that is done without thinking about the harm it might cause
・adjective
・Morden warfares often results in the indiscriminate killing of civilians and solders.
Synonyms
・mixed, miscellaneous

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intriguing

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・to draw or capture
・adjective
・Her interest was intrigued by the strange symbol.
Synonyms
・interest, attract, fastinate
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jewelry

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・small things that you wear for decoration, such as rings or necklaces
・noun
・She decided to put up her jewelry

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multiple

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・consisting of, having, or involving several or many individuals, parts ,
・adjective
・She was rushed to the hospital with multiple stab wounds.
Synonyms
・several, numerous, a lot of

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origin

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・the place or situation in whitch something begins to exist
・noun
・This name is German in origin
Synonyms
・root, foundation
Antonyms
・destination, end
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possess

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・to have as a faculty, quality
・verb
・He possesses all kind of books.
Synonyms
・have
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presence

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・the existance of someone or something in a particular place
・noun
・Your presence is required at Monday`s meeting.
Synonyms
・neighborhood, carriage
Antonyms
・absence

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primary

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・first or highest in rank or importance
・adjective
・The primary object of his visit to Japan is to advertise his new film.
Synonyms
・main, prime, importance
Antonyms
・last, final
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rhythm

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・a regular, repeated pattern of sound or movement
・noun
・Theexciting rhythms of African drum beats

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starvation

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・sufferring or death caused by lack of food
・noun
・The animals died of starvation in the snow.

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symbolically

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・representing something omportant
・adverb
・I felt the scenery to be sybolic of England

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throat

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・the area at the back of your mouth and inside your neck
・noun
・She fingered the pearls at her throat.

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tongue

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・the sort part inside your mouth that you can move around and use for eating and speaking
・noun
・He clicked his tongue

23
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uniquely

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・having no like or equal
・adverb
・The people who has uniquely abled

24
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verbal

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・relating to words; expressed in spoken words
・adjective
・I did a verbal agreement with him
Synonyms
・oral