My Family and Other Animals Vocab Flashcards
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Progeny
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Offspring
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Sojourn
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Short trip
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Anecdote
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Short story with message
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Prone
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Likely to experience something
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Apathetic
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Indifferent
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Decrepit
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Old and broken down
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Meticulous
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Detailed
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Diminutive
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Extremely small
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Disheveled
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Messy
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Ornate
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Intricately decorated
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Envelop
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To enclose or surround
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Truculently
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Defiantly
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Precarious
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Uncertain, depending on chance
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Vociferous
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Loud and clamorous
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Tinge
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Trace of color
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Luminous
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Emanating light
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Earnest
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Sincere
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Commiseration
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Compassion or sympathy
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Discord
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Lack of harmony
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Peevish
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Bad-tempered
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Implacable
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Relentless or unstoppable
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Emulate
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To copy or mimic
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Bemused
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Puzzled or bewildered
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Pompous
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Self important
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Unorthodox
Nontraditional
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Coy
Purposefully shy
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Pretentious
Excessive
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Lugubrious
Sad or dismal
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Fervour
Strong passion
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Supercilious
Arrogant
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Agog
Entranced or amazed
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Disconcerting
Causing unease
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Raucous
Loud and wild
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Sheepish
Timid
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Cordial
Kind and warm
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Tedious
Long and boring
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Interminable
Never-ending
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Covertly
Secretly
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Incredulous
Unbelievable
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Assiduous
Diligent or persistent
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Ominous
Foreboding
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Surreptitious
Something kept secret
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Alleviate
To make a bad condition less severe
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Callous
Harsh
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Dessicate
To remove moisture
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Rapt
Totally enchanted
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Prodigious
Large amount
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Adamant
Insistent
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Eccentric
Something strange or weird
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Malevolent
Wanting to do evil
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Cunning
Crafty or deceitful
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Protrude
To bulge
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Dastardly
Wickedly
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Ineffective
Not having desired effect
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Impertinent
Disrespectful
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Intricate
Detailed and complicated
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Tenacity
Determination
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Inveigle
To persuade using deception or flattery
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Formidable
Fear-inspiring
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Copious
Large quantity
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Larder
Chilled pantry
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Patronize
To compliment condensendingly
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Distraught
Very upset
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Degenerate
Corrupt
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Conviction
Strong opinion
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Invariably
Always present
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Belittle
To make something seem unimportant
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Unctuous
Excessively flattering
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Portly
Circularly large
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Besmirch
To damage someone's reputation
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Spawn
Collection of offspring
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Candid
Truthful or sincere
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Languid
Weak or tired
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Impeccable
Perfect or faultless
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Glibly
Spoken fluently but insincerely
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Trifle
Something with little importance
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Vain
Producing no result
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Prudent
Cautious or wise
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Garb
Clothing of a certain kind
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Incessant
Continuing without pause or interruption
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Fanatical
Obsessively concerned with something
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Diffident
Modest or humble
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Immaculate
Perfectly clean and tidy
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Celestial
Relating to heaven or the sky
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Amiable
Friendly
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Emanate
To radiate
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Query
Question
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Monotonous
Dull or repetitious
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Gingerly
Cautiously
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Morbid
Relating to death
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Ardent
Enthusiastic or passionate
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Imbecile
Idiotic or stupid
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Vehement
Passionate or intense
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Ruffian
Person involved in a crime
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Cad
Dishonest person
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Rudiment
Fundamental
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Reticent
Shy or quiet
