General Flashcards

(16 cards)

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To appease

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To make someone less angry or stop them from attacking you by giving them what they want

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Unaccounted for

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something or someone that is unaccounted for cannot be found or their absence cannot be explained

  • Two people are still unaccounted for after the floods.
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Whereabouts

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the place or area where someone or something is.

-The police want to know the whereabouts of his brother.

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Mortal

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not able to live forever

-Her father’s death reminded her that she was mortal.

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Dejected (adj)

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unhappy, disappointed, or sad
-The unemployed stood at street corners, dejected.

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Puddle

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A small pool of liquid, especially rainwater.
-Children splashed through the puddles.

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Slaughterhouse

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a building where animals such as cows or pigs are killed for their meat

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8
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Abattoir

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a place where animals are killed for their meat

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Upside

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the positive part of a situation that is generally bad

Ex) The upside of the whole thing is that we got a free trip to Jamaica.

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Molten

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Magma

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12
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Churn

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Formidable

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14
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Seep

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Ascend

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