OFOTCN Vocab Part 2-4 Flashcards

(34 cards)

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Vulnerable

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Adjective

Capable or susceptible of being hurt or wounded

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Suspicious

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Adjective

Inclined to suspect; questionable

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Fidget

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Verb

To move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently

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Latrine

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Noun

A toilet or something used as a toilet

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Scaffolding

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Noun

A raised platform or stage

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Assert

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Verb

To state with confidence or force; to state strongly or positively

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Gurney

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Noun

A flat, padded table with legs and wheels, for transporting patients or bodies

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Punitive

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Adjective
(Done for punishment)
Serving for, concerned with, inflicting punishment (harsh, severe)

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Sadism

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Noun

Any enjoyment in cruelty or the suffering of others

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Convulsion

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Noun

Violent, involuntary contractions of the body; quick, severe movements of a person’s extremities, trunk, and head

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Delirious

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Adjective

Wild with excitement

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Holler

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Verb

To yell or scream

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Bellow

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Verb

To emit a hollow, loud, animal cry; to roar

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Wheedle

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Verb

To attempt to influence( a person) by smooth or flattering words or acts

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Bile

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Noun

A bitter, yellowish or green liquid, secreted by the liver that aids in absorption and digestion (like barf)

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Hovel

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Noun

A small, very humble dwelling house; a hut

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Indigent

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Adj

Lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty

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Jounce

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Verb

To move roughly up and down, to bounce

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Expedition

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Noun

A journey, quest

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Flophouse

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Noun

A cheap, rundown hotel or rooming house

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Keelhaul

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Verb
(Severe punishment like when a pirate is dragged under a ship)
To rebuke or punish severely, torture

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Troll

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Verb

To sing or utter in a full, rolling voice

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Chum

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Noun

Cut up or ground up bait dumped into the water to attract dish to the area where one is fishing

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Gaff

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Noun

An iron hook with a handle to catching large fish

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Jetty
Noun | A pier, stone structure, or piles of stones that extend into the water in order to protect a harbor
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Dismay
Verb | To break down the courage of completely
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Venture
Noun | An undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome
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Rivet
Noun | A metal pin used to hold things together
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Hallucinate
Verb | To see things in ones mind that do not actually exist
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Notorious
Adjective | Publicly known, as for a particular act or trait
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Shudder
Verb | To tremble with a sudden convulsive movement
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Lobotomy
Noun | An operation involving cutting into and potentially removing part of the brain
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Eventually
Adverb finally, ultimately ; at some later time
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Ramshackle
Adj | Loosely made or held together, rickety