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Mr Jex’s Classroom Words 2020-2021 Flashcards

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Superstition

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widely held but unjustified belief in supernatural causation leading to certain consequences of an action or event, or a practice based on such a belief.

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Magistrate

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civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.

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Malevolent

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having or showing a wish to do evil to others.

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Inexplicable

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unable to be explained or accounted for.

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Ransack

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search through (a place or receptacle) to find something, especially in such a way as to cause disorder and damage.

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Dismal

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depressing; dreary.

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Corroborate

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confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).

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Indifference

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Lack of interest, concern, or sympathy

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Tumultuous

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Making a loud, confused noise

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Shrewd

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Having our showing sharp powers of judgment

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Stubble

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Short, prickly hairs

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Psychiatry

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The medicine based study of diagnosis

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Accompanied

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Go somewhere with (someone) as a companion or escort

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Proverbial

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Having to do with proverbs or idioms

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Mundane

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lacking interest or excitement, dull

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Radiance

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light or heat as emitted or reflected by something.

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Inexcusable

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too bad to be justified or tolerated.

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Distinguished

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successful, authoritative, and commanding great respect.

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Demeanor

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outward behavior or bearing.

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Astonishment

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great surprise.

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Discernible

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able to be discerned; perceptible.

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Pseudosympathetic

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Not being genuine but still being sympathetic

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Absentmindedly

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(of a person or a person’s behavior or manner) having or showing a habitually forgetful or inattentive disposition.

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Contentious

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Causing or likely to cause an argument

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-aud-
Hear Example: audible
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-bene-
Well, good Example: benefit
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-amphi-
Both Example: amphibian
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-Astro-
Star Example: Astronaut
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Lull
To calm or send to sleep
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Stimulate
Raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body
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Precariously
In a way that is not securely in position and is likely to fall or collapse
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Malicious
Characterized by malice intending or intended to do harm
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Scrutiny
Critical observation or examination
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Prestigious
Having high status
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Disoriented
Having lost one’s sense of direction
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Consternation ... To display a face of utter consternation.
Feeling of anxiety
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Vigorous .... vigorous shake of the head.
Strong, full of energy
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Sidling ....sidling toward the door.
Walking timid or shy in a sideways direction
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Solemn ....feeling this was a solemn moment...
Deep sincerity, serious
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Plausible She refused, without plausible excuse
Reasonable or probable
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taper
Putting an angled on something
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Phenomenon
An unusual event that happens unexpectedly
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Gigantism
The state of being large
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Banish
To cast someone out of a place or society. They cannot return
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Colony
An established group of people in a location
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Fjord
A narrow straight of water with high cliffs on either side
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Flourish
To grow/ to thrive
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Navigator
A person or object that gives direction from one place to another
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Plunder
To rob and steal through force and violence
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Assassin
A person who is hired to kill someone else
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Chaos
A state of utter confusion
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Conspiracy
A secret plan
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Ferry
A boat or ship, or to move someone or something across water via a ship
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Mortal
Subject to death
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Plot
A plan made in secret The meaning of a story
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Sympathizer
A person who agrees with another’s opinion
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Tyrant
A cruel or oppressive ruler
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Apprehensive
Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen
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Aloof
Not friendly or forthcoming
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Ambiguous
Open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning
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Analyze
Discover or reveal something through detailed examination
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Anecdote
A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
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Antagonize
Cause someone to become hostile
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Assess
Evaluate or estimate the natural ability or quality of something
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Anticipate
Regard as probable; expect or predict
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Assert
State a fact or belief confidently and forcefully
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Remedy
A medicine or treatment
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Empirical
Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory
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Cleave
Split or sever (something) especially along a natural line or grain
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Scrupulous
(Of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details
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Desolate
(Of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness
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Substantiate
Provide evidence to support or prove the truth
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Foreshadow
Be a warning or in dictation of a future event
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Personification
The attribution for something to take on human characteristics
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Soliloquy
An act of speaking one’s thoughts by oneself or regardless of any hearers
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Paragon
A person or a thing recording a perfect example of something
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Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well formed sentences in a language
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Metacognition
Awareness of ones own thought process
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Deride
Ridicule
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Ridicule
the subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior.
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Torrent
A strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid
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Dichotomy
A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different
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Accretion
The process of growth or increase, typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers of matter
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Besiege
Surround with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender
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Dilapidated
In a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect

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