quiz vocab Flashcards

(44 cards)

1
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truncated

A

cut short

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kowtowed

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to show honor/repsect

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3
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fracas

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a noisy quarrel

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4
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stiletto

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a slender knife

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5
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cowered

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to shrink away

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6
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commode

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tolite

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7
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tensile

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able to be stretched

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8
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audacity

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boldness

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9
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aperture

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hole

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10
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deducted

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infer

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11
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visage

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apperance

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12
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precarious

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threat of danger

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13
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canted

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to move

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14
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stalactites

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iceciclle like deposits

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15
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galoshes

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snow boot

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pristine

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original condition

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17
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vista

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sights or views

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dilapidated

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decayed or ruined

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doffed

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plaintive

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worthless or boring

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velocity

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reverently

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worship orrespect

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gob

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elliptical

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trajectories
the curve something moves in
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overt
obvious
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interceded
to beg or plead
28
ebullience
enthusiastic expression
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aghast
shocked
30
sardonically
bitterly or scornful
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entice
tempt
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delta
change (in math terms)
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vehemence
powerful
34
flange
used for guiding
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rent
an opening
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guile
deceitful
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stanch
stop
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swath
to "cut" a path
38
intoned
to ulter or say
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colloquial
familliar
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emoting
to express emotions
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accolades
recognition
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rivulets
a small stream
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maimed
seriously wounded