list 3 Flashcards

(43 cards)

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access

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a way of entering

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abridge

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to shorten

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affable

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friendly

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ailing

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sick

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aptly

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appropriately

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authenticity

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realness

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ballad

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song that tells a story

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base

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low, immoral

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benefactor

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A donor

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bluff

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hill

to fake

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bondage

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slavery

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by line

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writers name at the beginning of an article

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color

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to shade the meaning of

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complimentary

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praising

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convex

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curve like the outer surface of the globe

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credible

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believable

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crude

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rude,crass

un purified

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curb

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edge of the sidewalk

to control, to urge to one side

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defame

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to attack ones reputation

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delineate

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diehard

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stubborn person

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distillation

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divergent

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dumbfound

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to surprise

to stun

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economy
careful spending
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emend
to change a text
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endearment
affection
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enfeebled
to weaken
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exuberant
excited, enthusiastic
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facilities
things built for a particular purpose, conveniences
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giddy
silly, dizzy
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goblet
large cup
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harvest
to gather crops
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hearte | n
to cheer up
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heralded
announced | publicized
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hilarity
lightheartedness
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horticulture
gardening, science of growing plants
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hydraulic
operated by water pressure
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hysterical
having uncontrollable emotion
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illicit
illegal
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impound
to put In prison | to seize by law
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inadvertant
unintentional, accidental
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incentive
reward | encouragement