Freak the Mighty Flashcards

vocab (62 cards)

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unvanquished

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undefeated - unconquered

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microsecond

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one millionth of a second

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mainstream

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belonging to a widely accepted group

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fiend

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someone who is extremely addicted

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hunkering

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crouching down

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humanoid

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having human characteristics resembling humans

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bulkhead

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an outside door over a stairway, leading to a cellar

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ornithopter

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an aircraft propelled by flapping wings

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propulsion

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the action or process of propelling

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sobriquet

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nickname

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demeanor

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conduct ; behavior

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postulated

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assuming without proof; guessed

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fair

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pleasing in apperance; attractive; beautiful

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quest

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an adventurous expidition to achieve or secure something

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invincable

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incapable of being conquered or defeated

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ignorance

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lack of knowledge, information, or learning

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sophisticated

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complex or intricate

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opiate

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a drug, sedative, or narcotic

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massive

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large and heavy-looking

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hulking

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heavy and clumsy; bulky

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offended

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caused hurt feelings

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abide

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put up with; tolerate; stand

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tenements

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low rent apartment building that barely meet minimum standards

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spastic

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(slang) clumsy or inept

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flinch
draw or shrink back from what is dangerous or unpleasant
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depleted
used up; empty
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expel
drive or force out; eject
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regurgitate
vomit; disgorge
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optimum
most desirable; best
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dungarees
blue jeans
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fealty
loyalty
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retrieval
recovery; reeling in
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grotty
disgusting; dirty; "gross"
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damsel
young woman of noble birth
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distress
great pain or mental suffering
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urgency
necessity; importance
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hombre
dude; guy; man
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gruel
usually cooked cereal
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toxic
poisonous
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furrowed
deeply wrinkled, as on the forehead
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dysfunctional
not functioning normally
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kin
realatives
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injustice
an unjust or unfair act
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illiterate
unable to read or write
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precaution
action taken ahead of time to secure
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trussed
tied; bound; fastened
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functional
operative; in working order
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accommodations
room and board; lodging
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bloated
swollen; puffed up
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godforsaken
desolate; wretched; pitiable
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violation
disobedience
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abduction
kidnapping
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genetic
relating to genes
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aberration
different from normal or ordinary
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lofty
elevated in style
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dynamic
energetic
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prodigy
a young person with a talent or ability
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seizure
a sudden attack, as of epilepsy
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gyp
swindle
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tracheotomy
cutting into trachea to insert tube
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facilitate
assist; make easier
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stabilized
made stable; held steady