Om My List 2 Flashcards

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Console

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N: a type of cabinet or table
V: to provide comfort to ease grief

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Racket

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1: a paddle used in sports such as tennis
2: an uproar; noise

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Launch

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1: an open boat
2: the act of sending off

Verb: to start or send off

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Husk,y

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N: a sled dog
Adj: rugged and strong

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Lumber

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N: wood sawed into boards; timber
V: to walk or move heavily or clumsily

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Hamper

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N: a basket or container used to store dirty laundry
V: to slow the movement of

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Maroon

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N: a dark reddish brown color
V: to leave a person on a deserted island or coast

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Invalid

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N: a chronically I’ll or disabled person
V: not valid; null

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Reel

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N: a spool or device for winding
V: to be thrown back or off balance

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Stern

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N: rear part of a ship
Adj: strict, harsh or unyielding; inflexible

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Leased

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V: rented

Least(adj): lowest in importance; smallest

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Borough

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N: town

Burro (n): a donkey
Burrow (n): a hole or tunnel dug by an animal ; V: to dig

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Council

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An administrative or legislative body

Counsel(n): advice or guidance (v): to advise

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Foreword

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Foreword: a preface or introduction to a book
Forward: toward the front; (adj): at near or part of the front

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Bazaar

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A market or fair
Bizarre: outlandish; unconventional; eccentric; odd

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Straight

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Extending in the same direction without curves

Strait: a narrow channel of water joining two larger bodies of water

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Incite

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(V): to stir up or provoke
Insight(n) : the ability to understand the nature of things; understanding

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Stationary

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Not moving
Stationery: writing paper and envelopes

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Plait

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A braid, especially of hair; (V): to braid

Plate: a dish

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Profit

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A gain or benefit; (v): to make a gain

Prophet: a person who speaks by divine inspiration; a seer

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Gorilla

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A large ape

Guerrilla: a member of an irregular army

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Discreet

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Discreet: tactful or prudent, especially when dealing with others

Discrete: distinct or separate

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Patience

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Having the capacity for calm endurance; composure

Patients: people undergoing medical treatment

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Cymbal

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A musical instrument ( one of a pair of brass plates)

Symbol: something that represents another thing

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Attendance
The act of being present; presence Attendants: persons who wait on or escort others; servants
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Lichen
A fungus Liken: to show as being similar; compare
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Capital
A town or city that is the seat of government; (n): wealth in the form of money or property Capitol: a building in which a state legislature meets Capitol: the building of United States congress
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Cite
(V): to quite an authority or example Sight(n): the ability to see; (v): to see Site(n): location
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Ascent
The act or process of moving upward; rise; climb Assent(v): to agree
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Instance
An example Instants: brief moments of time
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Conscience
(N) : having a sense of right or wrong Conscious (adj): being aware
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Personal
(Adj): private Personnel(n): a group of people employed by a business or organization
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Allusion
(N): an indirect reference Illusion (n): a false vision of reality
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Precede
(V): to go before Proceed(v): to go forward; to move in an orderly manner
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Perpetrate
(V): to be guilty of; to commit Perpetuate(v): to prolong the existence of; to cause to be remembered
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Veracious
(Adj): truthful; honest Voracious: having a great appetite for food or pursuit of an activity; ravenous
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Contagious
Adj:spread by contact; catchy Contiguous (adj): sharing an edge or border; nearby
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Continual
Repeated regularly Continuous: uninterrupted; ceaseless
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Expand
To increase in size Expend: to spend; to consume or use up
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Ingenious
Clever; skillful; resourceful Ingenuous: unsophisticated; straightforward; artless
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Incredible
Too improbable to be believed; unbelievable Incredulous: unbelieving; skeptical
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Erasable
Removable by rubbing or scraping Irascible: easily angered
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Disinterested
Free of bias; impartial Uninterested: not paying attention; indifferent; not interested
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Confidant
(N) : a friend or advisor Confident(adj): certain; sure; assured
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Adverse
Contrary to one’s interests; opposing Averse: having an unfavorable feeling toward; disinclined
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Click
A short, sharp sound Clique (n): a small, exclusive group
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Eminent
Well known; prominent Imminent: about to happen; impending
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Deference
Courteous yielding to another; respect Difference: dissimilarity; unlikeness
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Appraise
To evaluate; to set a value on Apprise: to inform
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Emerge
To rise out of Immerge: to submerge or disappear in liquid