List 1 Flashcards
(48 cards)
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Harsh
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adj. ungentle and unpleasant
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Bleak
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adj. hopeless
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Secure
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adj. safe or steady
verb. to make safe
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Alien
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adj. unknown or different
noun. being from other place
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Chronic
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adj. recurring, especially of a disease
6
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Quench
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verb. to satisfy
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Severe
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adj. strict or harsh
8
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Ransack
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verb. to search throughly
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Summit
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noun. apex, pinnacle, peak
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Tumult
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noun. disorder, chaos
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Retard
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verb. to slow
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Antidote
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noun. medicine curing poison
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Solitary
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adj. alone
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Camouflage
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noun. hidden
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Expel
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verb. to remove
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Lunge
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verb. to thrust
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Brevity
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noun. shortness of time
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Marvel
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verb. to feel a sense of wonder
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Candor
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noun. honestly and openness
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Convene
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verb. to meet together
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Catastrophe
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noun. disastrous event
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Gregarious
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adj. sociable
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Dexterous
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adj. physically skilled
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Imminent
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adj. about to happen
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Animosity
noun. hatred
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Amend
verb. to fix
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Despondent
adj. hopeless
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Unflinching
adj. unafraid, unflappable
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Repudiate
verb. to reject as untrue
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Terrestrial
adj. of the earth
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Marine
adj. of the sea
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Subterranean
adj. below the earth
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Lunar
adj. of the moon
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Botany
noun. science of plants
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Flora
noun. a machine that shape material about an axis
| verb. to use a lathe
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Girder
noun. a steel beam
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Amphibian
adj. related to water
| noun. cold blooded animals such as frogs, toads
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Tremor
noun. shaking
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Deluge
noun. flood, large quantity
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Uproarious
adj. loud and disturbing
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Mesmerise
verb. fascinate, hypnotise, spellbind
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Fickle
adj. picky
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Steadfast
adj. unchanging, committed
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Ire
noun. dislike, wrath
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Mascot
noun. a character that represents a group or organisation
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Cartographer
noun. mapmaker
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Miter
noun. ceremonial staff, especially of the Pope
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Mallet
noun. hammer
